CIRCLE SCOTLAND C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive

SC515218 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 7.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2026-02-12
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accounts · AAMD
2026-02-10
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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ELLIS, David appointed
director
2025-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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officers · TM01
2024-09-02
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LAFFERTY, Natalie Teresa resigned
director
2024-09-02
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LEES, Caroline resigned
director
2024-09-02
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SMITH, Ronald James William resigned
director
2024-07-23
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officers · AP01
2024-07-23
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officers · AP01
2024-07-10
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FINNAN, Ruth Anderson appointed
director
2024-07-10
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HASTIE, Paul appointed
director
2024-06-05
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officers · TM01
2024-05-30
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THOMSON, Kirsty resigned
director
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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officers · TM01
2023-06-14
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MCPHERSON, Donald James resigned
director
2022-12-14
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officers · AP01
2022-12-12
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officers · TM01
2022-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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RIEU-CLARKE, Angela appointed
director
2022-09-15
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SNEDDON, Mary resigned
director
2022-06-16
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officers · AP03
2022-06-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-15
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FINNAN, Ruth Anderson appointed
secretary
2022-06-15
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HASTIE, Paul resigned
secretary
2022-03-17
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officers · CH01
2022-03-17
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address · AD01
2022-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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GILLIES, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2021-06-16
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ARCHIBALD, Campbell Charles appointed
director
2021-06-16
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BAILLIE, Peter resigned
director
2021-06-16
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LEES, Caroline appointed
director
2020-02-08
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MOUNTAIN, Rodney Eustace resigned
director
2019-09-25
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LAFFERTY, Natalie Teresa appointed
director
2019-09-25
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SMITH, Ronald James William appointed
director
2019-09-25
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SNEDDON, Mary appointed
director
2019-08-18
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HASTIE, Paul appointed
secretary
2019-07-31
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MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
director
2019-07-31
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VALENTINE, Louise resigned
director
2019-01-07
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VALENTINE, Louise appointed
director
2018-12-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Resilient Scotland Limited
2018-11-28
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GILLIES, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2018-09-21
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MCLEOD, Euan James resigned
director
2018-07-19
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PRESS, Michael Patrick O'Sullivan resigned
director
2018-06-25
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MCPHERSON, Donald James appointed
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

Incorporated2015-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dudhope Castle

Barrack Road

Dundee

DD3 6HF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08