HARRIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE

🌳Matureactive

SC197773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-07-02

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£166.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £166,881

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,314 YoY

Cash YoY

-3%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£170k

↓ 2.5% YoY

Net Worth

£167k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£175k

↓ 3.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£166.9k	£168.2k
Current assets	£174.9k	£180.6k
Cash	£170.0k	£174.4k
Debtors	£4.9k	£6.3k
Net assets	£166.9k	£168.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
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officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
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MACDONALD, Ian Murdo Murdo Macleod appointed
director
2025-08-27
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PHILLIPS, David George appointed
director
2025-08-27
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LOOMES, David Alan resigned
director
2024-11-14
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CAMPBELL, Gemma resigned
director
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
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address · AD01
2024-11-13
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MITCHELL, John Graham resigned
director
2024-11-13
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MUNRO, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2024-11-13
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RASMUSSEN, Susan Anette resigned
director
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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officers · AP01
2024-03-13
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MACLEOD, Tania appointed
director
2024-03-13
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CAMPBELL, Gemma appointed
director
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
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MACKAY, Peggy resigned
director
2022-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-04
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MACKAY, Barbara appointed
director
2022-11-04
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DUCE, Kathleen resigned
director
2022-11-04
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MORRISON, Marion Ann Maclean resigned
director
2020-12-10
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LOOMES, David Alan appointed
director
2020-12-10
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MORRISON, Marion Ann Maclean appointed
director
2020-12-10
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RASMUSSEN, Susan Anette appointed
director
2020-01-14
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MACLEOD, Kenneth Morrison resigned
director
2018-09-20
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MACLENNAN, Effie resigned
director
2017-03-10
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MORRISON, Catherine resigned
director
2017-03-10
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STRUTHERS, Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-10-10
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MACLEAN, John Robert resigned
director
2016-09-14
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CAMERON, David Ewan resigned
director
2016-06-28
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DUCE, Kathleen appointed
director
2016-06-28
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MACLEOD, Kenneth Morrison appointed
director
2016-06-28
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MITCHELL, John Graham appointed
director
2016-06-28
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MORRISON, Flora Ann resigned
director
2016-06-28
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MUNRO, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2016-06-28
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SCOTT-FORREST, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2015-06-30
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MACAULAY, Mary resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Incorporated1999-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Room 12, Old Primary School

West Tarbert

Isle Of Harris

HS3 3BG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02