COMMON WEAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC483485 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-08-01

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

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). 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

23 officers (10 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	—	£4.1k
Current assets	—	£26.3k
Cash	—	£2.3k
Debtors	—	£3.7k
Net assets	—	£4.1k
Average employees	600	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2025-07-29
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accounts · AA
2025-07-25
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address · AD01
2025-06-25
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gazette · DISS40
2025-06-24
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-14
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officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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WATSON, Ruth resigned
director
2024-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-18
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officers · AP01
2023-07-18
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officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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officers · AP01
2023-07-05
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GRAHAM, Allison Laurie appointed
director
2023-07-05
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WATSON, Ruth appointed
director
2023-07-04
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BAKER, Keith John, Dr appointed
director
2023-07-04
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MACDONALD, Catriona Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-04-27
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accounts · AA
2022-05-06
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officers · AP01
2022-05-06
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officers · AP01
2022-05-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-01
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GUY, Frances Mary, Ms. appointed
director
2022-05-01
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SHEPPARD, Tommy appointed
director
2022-05-01
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MACLEOD, Gehan Sally resigned
director
2022-04-20
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MEREDITH, Sorcha resigned
secretary
2022-04-20
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officers · TM02
2022-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-22
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MACLEOD, Gehan Sally resigned
director
2021-01-25
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SULLIVAN, Willie resigned
director
2020-09-09
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ORR, Lesley, Dr resigned
director
2020-09-01
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MACLEOD, Gehan Sally appointed
director
2020-03-18
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KANE, Tiffany Margaret resigned
secretary
2020-03-04
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MEREDITH, Sorcha appointed
secretary
2020-03-04
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BOYD, Cat resigned
director
2019-11-27
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BEATTIE-SMITH, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-06-28
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MCKEE, Ivan Paul resigned
director
2018-03-12
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BLACK, Iain Russell, Dr appointed
director
2017-09-21
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MACLEOD, Gehan Sally appointed
director
2017-09-21
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MILLER, David, Professor resigned
director
2017-09-21
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SILVER, Christopher resigned
director
2016-06-06
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BEATTIE-SMITH, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-04-01
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KANE, Tiffany Margaret appointed
secretary
2016-04-01
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STEER, Lynne resigned
secretary
2015-04-01
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SILVER, Christopher appointed
director
2015-02-01
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MILLER, David, Professor appointed
director
2014-10-01
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FRASER, Alexander Malcolm appointed
director
2014-10-01
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KANE, Patrick Mark appointed
director
2014-10-01
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LINDSAY, Isobel appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

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 83 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.)

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-08-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Wildwood House

Westhill Lane

Biggar

ML12 6GY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01