ADOPT-A-CHILD

🌳Matureactive

SC202663 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-12-21

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.8y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (8 active, 35 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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officers · AP01
2025-11-03
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BABB, David Charles appointed
director
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-07-09
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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GIBSON, Ernest Hilder resigned
director
2025-06-18
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officers · AP03
2025-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
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officers · TM02
2025-03-31
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RAMSAY, Andrew John Mitchell appointed
secretary
2025-03-31
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FOTHERGILL, Jessica Jane resigned
secretary
2025-03-31
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FOTHERGILL, Jessica Jane resigned
director
2025-02-18
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officers · AP01
2025-01-20
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BALL, Morven Fiona appointed
director
2024-11-06
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officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-05
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FOTHERGILL, Roger resigned
director
2024-07-03
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officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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FRANCIS, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2023-08-09
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officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew, Rev appointed
director
2023-07-03
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officers · AP01
2023-01-27
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BEATON, Elma Christine appointed
director
2022-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-08
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officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-30
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BROAD, Michael, Rev appointed
director
2021-09-30
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WILBY, Janis Alison appointed
director
2021-09-30
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DOWLING, Sarah resigned
director
2020-07-30
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RAMSAY, Andrew John Mitchell appointed
director
2020-07-30
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BOOMER, David resigned
director
2020-07-30
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MACLEAN, David Robert resigned
director
2016-11-10
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FOTHERGILL, Jessica Jane appointed
secretary
2016-11-10
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FRANCIS, Sarah resigned
secretary
2016-07-07
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MACLEAN, David Robert appointed
director
2015-10-01
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MASSON, Elspeth Margaret Stewart resigned
director
2015-06-11
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DOWLING, Sarah appointed
director
2015-01-26
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MASSON, David resigned
secretary
2015-01-26
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MASSON, David resigned
director
2014-11-01
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FRANCIS, Sarah appointed
secretary
2014-11-01
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FRANCIS, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2014-07-15
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PEACOCK, Caroline Anne resigned
director
2014-07-15
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PEACOCK, Frank Clark resigned
director
2012-03-09
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GIBSON, Sheila Mary resigned
director
2012-02-25
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BOOMER, Hilda resigned
director
2011-02-04
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BOOMER, 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Mitchell Ramsay Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/10/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Roger Fothergillceased 05/10/2024· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-12-21

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Keppoch Road Culloden Centre

Culloden

Inverness

Highland

IV2 7LL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20