VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC106743 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-09-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (12 active, 100 linked, 87 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
344 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (198 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24➖CORMACK, Emma Lillian resigneddirector
- 2025-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-04➖ANDERSON, Jennifer Dolores resigneddirector
- 2024-11-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-23➕MCCLELLAN, Megan Elise appointeddirector
- 2023-11-23➕MUIR, Gregor David appointeddirector
- 2023-11-23➕ANDERSON, Jennifer Dolores appointeddirector
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-25➖MITCHELL, Janette resigneddirector
- 2023-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-23➕BENTON, Shona Patricia appointeddirector
- 2022-11-23➕KELLY, Ashleigh appointeddirector
- 2022-11-23➕ROGERSON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2022-04-19➖MITCHELL, Angela resigneddirector
- 2022-04-06➖BIDO, Narek resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➕ARMSTRONG, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕FIELD, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕HARRISON, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕OKROJ, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕ROSS, Selina appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕TAYLOR, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➖GAUL, Jeanette Ellen resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➖GEDDES, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➖JACKSON, Elliot resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➖JENNINGS, Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-05-09➕STEVENSON, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-08➖THOMSON, George resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-29➖HORNE, Christopher Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-10-29➕MITCHELL, Janette appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29➕CORMACK, Emma Lillian appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29➖HARPER, Rhona resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➕MITCHELL, Angela appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 198 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ANDERSON, Jennifer Dolores resigned 2025-07-04; CORMACK, Emma Lillian resigned 2025-11-24
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Jubilee House
Forthside Way
Stirling
Scotland
FK8 1QZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (12 active · 127 resigned)
Active
ARMSTRONG, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-28
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BENTON, Shona Patricia→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-23
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FIELD, David Anthony→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-28
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HARRISON, Lynne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-28
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KELLY, Ashleigh→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-11-23
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MCCLELLAN, Megan Elise→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-11-23
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MUIR, Gregor David→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-11-23
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OKROJ, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-28
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ROGERSON, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-11-23
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ROSS, Selina→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-28
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-28
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BEMBRIDGE, John Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-16 · resigned 2001-11-05
BURNS, Elizabeth Kerr→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-12-16
THOMSON, George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2021-05-08
ALEXANDER, Annie→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-06-20
ALEXANDER, Moira Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-12-15 · resigned 1996-11-15
ANDERSON, Jennifer Dolores→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-11-23 · resigned 2025-07-04
ASHFORD, John Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-11-16
BAILLIE, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 1998-11-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Triodos Bank Nv | Standard security | 1 property | 23/07/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (344 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24