UP AND RUNNING (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC427543 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees17600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-06-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, George Peter Anderson appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-06-01
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  17. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-09-24
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    MACFARLANE, Gillian appointed
    director
  20. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-11-07
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    BARLOW, Simon Reid resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-07
    ➖
    BARLOW, Susan Joy resigned
    director
  24. 2014-10-03
    ➕
    MACFARLANE, Dennis appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As UP AND RUNNING (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2012-07-03
    ➕
    BARLOW, Simon Reid appointed
    director
  27. 2012-07-03
    ➕
    BARLOW, Susan Joy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gillian Macfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2023
Mr Dennis Macfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, George Peter Anderson→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Margaret Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACFARLANE, Dennis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACFARLANE, Gillian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLOW, Simon Reid→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned
BARLOW, Susan Joy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property17/06/202023/06/2023

Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-01