ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR EXAMINATIONS (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC191297 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 15.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 1998-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR EXAMINATIONS (UK) LIMITED
- 1998-11-19➕DAVISON, Victoria Gail appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-19➕DAVISON, Victoria Gail appointeddirector
- 1998-11-19➕MELLOR, Robert Girvan appointeddirector
- 1998-11-19➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-19➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Victoria Gail Davison Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Girvan Mellor Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
4 Cuthill Towers
4 Cuthill Towers
Milnathort
Kinross
KY13 9SE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DAVISON, Victoria Gail→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-11-19
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DAVISON, Victoria Gail→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-11-19
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MELLOR, Robert Girvan→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1998-11-19
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 1998-11-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/11/2010 | 10/10/2018 |
Recent filings (72 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29