THE SCOTTISH ENERGY FORUM

🌳Matureactive

SC414903 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-18

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

45 officers (13 active, 45 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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SLABON, Lubica resigned
director
2026-03-04
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2026-02-10
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2026-02-06
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officers · CH01
2026-02-05
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officers · CH01
2026-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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2025-07-01
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FREIJE, Thomas Frederick Anthony appointed
director
2025-07-01
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BINNS, Paul Edward resigned
director
2025-02-18
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accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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officers · TM01
2025-01-20
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2025-01-17
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BRACKENRIDGE, Rachel, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-02
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officers · AP01
2024-09-16
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LYLE, Vincent Richard appointed
director
2024-09-01
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PIPER, Nathan Gresham appointed
director
2024-08-20
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2024-07-12
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NAISMITH, John Duncan Archie resigned
director
2024-06-07
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TOWNSEND, David Harry resigned
director
2024-06-01
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MORRIS, Thomas Geoffrey resigned
director
2024-05-31
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GAVEY, Rachel Mary, Dr resigned
director
2024-04-01
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GEIGER, Sebastian, Professor resigned
director
2024-02-19
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2024-01-01
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METCALFE, Jade Lauren appointed
director
2023-11-01
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SLABON, Lubica appointed
director
2023-10-04
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MCFARLANE, Rhona appointed
director
2023-08-15
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DOIG, Nicole appointed
director
2023-08-15
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GALBRAITH, Siobhan resigned
director
2023-07-10
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CLARKE, Alexander Gordon resigned
director
2023-06-01
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SHEAL, Stephen resigned
director
2022-12-12
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THOMAS, Leslie James resigned
director
2022-12-12
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TROMBALA, Stephen Andrew resigned
director
2022-11-01
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BRACKENRIDGE, Rachel, Dr appointed
director
2022-11-01
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GALBRAITH, Siobhan appointed
director
2022-11-01
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UNDERHILL, John Richard, Professor resigned
director
2022-06-01
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SUTHERLAND, Donna Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-06-01
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KING, Danielle resigned
director
2022-06-01
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PIPER, Nathan resigned
director
2021-04-23
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BRADBURN, Nigel Paul resigned
director
2021-03-29
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CORBETT, Patrick William Michael resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 100 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BINNS, Paul Edward resigned 2025-07-01; SLABON, Lubica resigned 2026-03-04

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984	£965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M	—	—	19	42y	83	66y
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED→ SC034467 · est 1959	£786.2k £524.1k–£1.05M	—	—	—	66y	82	72y
ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH→ SC343592 · est 2008	£82.2k £54.8k–£109.6k	—	—	700	17y	84	68y
COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	83	59y
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NORDAN SCANDIC (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC165768 · est 1996	—	—	£2	—	30y	83	65y
OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	66y
SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994	—	—	£188.2k	—	31y	83	66y
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SMTA (TRADING PARTNERS) LIMITED→ SC342972 · est 2008	—	—	—	0	18y	83	76y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-01-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

5 South Gyle Crescent Lane

Edinburgh

EH12 9EG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-01

Last: 2026-01-18