ENGAGING WITH ACTIVITY CIC

🌳Matureactive

SC429492 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-08-01

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Physical well-being activities

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-05-27
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2024-09-09
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accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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accounts · AA01
2023-05-26
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accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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officers · TM01
2021-04-26
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accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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BREMNER, Barbara appointed
director
2020-11-24
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accounts · AA01
2020-11-24
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officers · AP01
2020-02-27
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accounts · AA
2020-01-24
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WATSON, David Stewart resigned
director
2019-02-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-20
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officers · AP01
2018-04-19
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2018-04-19
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officers · AP01
2018-04-19
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officers · AP01
2018-03-20
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BROWN, Norma Jean appointed
director
2018-03-20
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DOUGLAS-HUNTER, Carrie Louise appointed
director
2018-03-20
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HARRISON, Roy appointed
director
2018-03-20
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WATSON, David Stewart appointed
director
2018-01-15
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2012-08-01
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Company incorporated
As ENGAGING WITH ACTIVITY CIC
2012-08-01
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BROWN, Esther appointed
director
2012-08-01
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HUNTER, Katharine 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Esther Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Katharine Hunter Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-08-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities

Registered office

12 Monk Walk,Fearn. Monks Walk

Fearn

Tain

Ross-Shire

IV20 1SR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01