COPE SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive
SC424893 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-05-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-04
    ➖
    BROWN, Bernadette resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-10-05
    ➖
    CHISOLM, Thomas resigned
    director
  11. 2022-09-12
    ➕
    WELLS, Tammy appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-09-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-08-29
    ➕
    SINGH BEDI, Jaswinder appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-05-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    CHISOLM, Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    BROWN, Bernadette appointed
    director
  24. 2015-03-10
    ➖
    GRANT, Anita resigned
    director
  25. 2012-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COPE SCOTLAND
  26. 2012-05-25
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Donna appointed
    director
  27. 2012-05-25
    ➕
    GRANT, Anita appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

The Snowdrop Centre
Campbell St
Lochgilphead
PA31 8JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Donna→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGH BEDI, Jaswinder→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-29
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Active
WELLS, Tammy→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-12
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Active
BROWN, Bernadette→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2024-04-04
Resigned
CHISOLM, Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2022-10-05
Resigned
GRANT, Anita→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-25 · resigned 2015-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13