ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (SCOTLAND)

🌳Matureactive

SC199452 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-09-02

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: low (47/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

71 officers (17 active, 71 linked, 69 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 9 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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2025-12-15
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2025-12-15
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2025-12-15
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2025-12-15
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officers · AP01
2025-12-15
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officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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officers · AP01
2025-12-15
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officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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BHARDWAJ, Dinker appointed
director
2025-12-11
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BLACK, Esther Mary appointed
director
2025-12-11
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PASCU, Lauren appointed
director
2025-12-11
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SMITH, Pauline Denise appointed
director
2025-12-11
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STODDART, Clare Gordon appointed
director
2025-12-11
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WARD, Lynne appointed
director
2025-12-11
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HAMILTON, Suzanne Barbara, Dr resigned
director
2025-12-11
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LOVE, Susan resigned
director
2025-12-11
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MEARNS, Ewan resigned
director
2025-09-19
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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2025-09-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-16
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2025-09-14
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AVILA, Martin resigned
director
2025-01-30
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JOHNSON, Martin resigned
director
2025-01-30
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officers · TM01
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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2024-03-18
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2024-03-18
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2024-03-07
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JAMIESON, Elaine appointed
director
2024-03-07
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MASSON, Alice appointed
director
2024-03-07
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AVILA, Martin appointed
director
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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2023-07-03
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MCINROY, Neil William appointed
director
2023-03-24
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2023-03-24
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2023-03-23
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MILLER-MCENTEE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-03-09
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ZEALEY, Paul David appointed
director
2023-01-23
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GLENN, Shona resigned
director
2022-12-08
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OXLEY, David Joseph appointed
director
2022-12-08
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BRODIE, Christopher resigned
director
2022-12-08
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CHRISTIE, Linda resigned
director
2022-12-08
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JARVIE, Donald Isdale resigned
director
2022-06-14
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JACKSON, Karen appointed
director
2022-06-09
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JOHNSON, Martin appointed
director
2022-06-09
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SMITH, Hannah Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-02-02
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POLLOCK, Robert resigned
director
2021-12-09
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BLACK, Stuart resigned
director
2020-12-02
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MCINTOSH, David appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-16 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AVILA, Martin resigned 2025-09-14; HAMILTON, Suzanne Barbara, Dr resigned 2025-12-11; LOVE, Susan resigned 2025-12-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-09-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

10 Fordyce Way

Auchterarder

Perthshire

PH3 1BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01