GROWTH INSIDE OUT LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC193166 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-27
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    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  5. 2024-09-27
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2010-10-05
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    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-10-05
    ➕
    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-29
    ➖
    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-28
    ➖
    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina resigned
    director
  20. 2003-01-06
    ➕
    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-01-06
    ➖
    HEDGES, David Michael resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina appointed
    director
  23. 1999-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As GROWTH INSIDE OUT LTD
  24. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    BARBOUR, William appointed
    director
  25. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    HEDGES, David Michael appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-02-04
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1999-02-04
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 74 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Barbour
Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
50–75%
—50-75% shares03/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 10 South Isle Road
Ardrossan
North Ayrshire
KA22 7PX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-05
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Active
BARBOUR, William→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-02-04
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Active
BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-10-05
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Active
BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2010-03-29
Resigned
HEDGES, David Michael→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 2003-01-06
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-04
Resigned
BINOVA-BARBOUR, Katerina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2024-09-27
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19