YOUTH WITH A MISSION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC077148 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-01-12

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 34.1y 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: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.1y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (9 active, 43 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

229 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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officers · AP01
2026-02-26
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SWISHER, Nathan Allen appointed
director
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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MAYERS, Richard James resigned
director
2025-09-03
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officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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officers · TM01
2025-05-19
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CANTER, Lance Alan resigned
director
2024-12-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
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officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-24
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CRAIG, Madeleine Elvi appointed
director
2024-07-24
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MONTGOMERY, Michael Francis appointed
director
2024-07-24
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ALLAN, Jonathan Richard resigned
director
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-08-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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officers · AP01
2021-07-26
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CARTWRIGHT, Donna-Rae appointed
director
2020-07-31
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CLARK, Alan resigned
director
2019-05-15
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FLETT, Douglas Gilbert John resigned
director
2018-03-22
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ALLAN, Jonathan Richard appointed
director
2018-03-22
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CLARK, Alan appointed
director
2018-03-22
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ROBERTSON, John Warneford resigned
director
2017-10-13
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AUSDAHL II, David Martin resigned
director
2017-10-13
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CANTER, Lance Alan appointed
director
2017-06-08
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-06-08
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-06-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-06-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-06-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-04-27
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DAWSON, Michael Sidney, Rev resigned
director
2016-04-29
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WAGNER, Emma Louise resigned
director
2014-08-20
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ALLAN, Hugh Norman resigned
director
2014-04-14
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KREMER, Rebecca Myers appointed
director
2014-04-14
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WAGNER, Emma Louise appointed
director
2013-04-15
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TERBLANCHE, Marelize appointed
director
2012-12-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-11-09
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited
2012-10-18
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ROBSON, John Timothy resigned
director
2012-09-10
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KILLINGSWORTH, Gary Max resigned
director
2011-10-28
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PECQUEUR, Mark resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1982-01-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

The Seamill Centre

9 Glenbryde Road, Seamill

West Kilbride

Ayrshire

KA23 9NJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-25

Last: 2026-05-11