FORTH VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

🌳Matureactive

SC468056 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-01-22

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£10.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

30 officers (8 active, 30 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,896

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,785 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

↓ 42% YoY

Current Assets

£58k

↓ 8.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£57.4k	£63.3k
Current assets	£57.6k	£63.1k
Net assets	£10.9k	£18.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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TOTTEN, Richard appointed
director
2026-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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RAFFERTY, Margaret Mary resigned
director
2023-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
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MCMURRAY, Colin Andrew appointed
director
2023-07-05
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ANDREW, William resigned
director
2023-05-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
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MACINNES, Kenneth resigned
director
2022-12-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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BUCHANAN, Andrew resigned
director
2022-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-21
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GORMAN, Maggie Spence appointed
director
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-10
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BLENKHARN, Maureen resigned
director
2022-02-01
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HOGG, Roy appointed
director
2021-12-23
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HODSON, Carl Thomas resigned
director
2021-06-17
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HODSON, Carl Thomas appointed
director
2021-05-24
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WILSON, Gary Henry resigned
director
2019-12-10
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BARCLAY, David Alastair appointed
director
2019-10-23
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WILSON, Gary Henry appointed
director
2019-06-27
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SCOTT, Mike resigned
director
2019-03-26
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BUCHANAN, Andrew appointed
director
2019-03-18
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ANDREW, William appointed
director
2019-02-13
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RANKINE, Sophie Mhairie appointed
director
2019-02-13
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MACINNES, Kenneth appointed
director
2018-10-23
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HARKNESS, Paul Kerr, Brigadier resigned
secretary
2018-10-23
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HARKNESS, Paul Kerr, Brigadier resigned
director
2018-09-25
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RAFFERTY, Margaret Mary appointed
director
2018-05-24
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GRACE, Justin Alexander Wheldon resigned
director
2018-04-06
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HARKNESS, Paul Kerr, Brigadier appointed
secretary
2018-02-07
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MCINTYRE, Gaynor resigned
director
2018-02-07
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WILKINSON, Lesley Anne resigned
director
2018-02-06
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COLE, Simon Richard resigned
secretary
2018-02-06
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COLE, Simon Richard resigned
director
2018-01-26
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JOLLIFFE, David resigned
director
2018-01-09
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INGLE, Brett appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lynn Elizabeth Harris Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/01/2025

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-01-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Scion House

Stirling University Innovation Park

Stirling

FK9 4NF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22