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SC166447 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-06-21
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
49 officers (10 active, 49 linked, 40 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
153 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-11-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-30
    MOFFAT, Margaret appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-30
    MULLAN, Ruaidhri appointed
    director
  10. 2025-01-23
    GOUGH, Joe resigned
    director
  11. 2025-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-12-01
    PARKER, James Jackson resigned
    director
  14. 2024-10-17
    WALLACE, Chris appointed
    director
  15. 2024-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-04-01
    LITTLE, Rae resigned
    director
  17. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-10-14
    RIDDING, Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-10
    SMITH, Shelley resigned
    director
  25. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-11-05
    GORMAN, Janice Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2021-11-05
    HAINING, Lorraine Josephine appointed
    director
  28. 2021-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2021-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2021-09-24
    DAVIS, John Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2021-06-30
    SAVILLE, Hilda resigned
    director
  33. 2021-04-22
    SMITH, Shelley appointed
    director
  34. 2021-04-22
    TWEEDIE, Avril resigned
    director
  35. 2020-01-17
    GOURLAY, Marion appointed
    director
  36. 2018-12-14
    SAVILLE, Hilda appointed
    director
  37. 2018-11-16
    TWEEDIE, Avril appointed
    director
  38. 2018-10-05
    COPELAND, Gail appointed
    director
  39. 2018-09-20
    BROWN, Patricia Mary resigned
    director
  40. 2018-01-17
    GOUGH, Joe appointed
    director
  41. 2017-06-23
    ROGAN, Martin resigned
    director
  42. 2016-09-21
    BRYCE, Lesley resigned
    director
  43. 2016-05-27
    PARKER, James Jackson appointed
    director
  44. 2016-05-27
    RIDDING, Martin appointed
    director
  45. 2016-04-16
    MCTURK, Monica resigned
    director
  46. 2015-03-31
    ZAMAN, Barbara Elizabeth resigned
    director
  47. 2014-05-23
    GILMOUR, Rebecca Louise resigned
    director
  48. 2014-04-04
    MCTURK, Monica appointed
    director
  49. 2013-12-13
    BRYCE, Lesley appointed
    director
  50. 2013-12-13
    LITTLE, Rae appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

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
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated1996-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2-6 Nith Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (10 active · 39 resigned)

BRINDLE, Claudine Elisabeth
secretary · appointed 2013-07-26
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Active
COLLETT, John Edward
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-09-27
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Active
COOK, Alexander Peter Tasker
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-11-17
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Active
COPELAND, Gail
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-05
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Active
GORMAN, Janice Anne
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-11-05
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Active
GOURLAY, Marion
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-01-17
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Active
HAINING, Lorraine Josephine
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-11-05
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Active
MOFFAT, Margaret
director · ~79y · appointed 2025-04-30
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Active
MULLAN, Ruaidhri
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-04-30
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Active
WALLACE, Chris
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-17
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Active
BEAUGIE, William Mcnicol
secretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2006-09-17
Resigned
COLLETT, John Edward
secretary · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2008-10-10
Resigned
MACGREGOR, Ian Beith
secretary · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2010-09-17
Resigned
MOODIE, Lyall George William
secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned
NEILSON, Carol
secretary · appointed 1999-11-19 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned
NOWELL, Penelope Ann
secretary · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 1999-11-19
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
Resigned
BEAUGIE, William Mcnicol
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 2006-09-17
Resigned
BRETT, Colin Matthew
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2010-11-27
Resigned
BROWN, Patricia Mary
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2018-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (153 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05