COMMUNITY HOUSING ADVOCACY PROJECT
🌳Matureactive
SC213344 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-11-30
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
22 officers (8 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-03-26➕ALEXANDER, Debbie appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-14➖MCGEEHAN, James Nigel resigneddirector
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17➕MCKELLAR, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-26➕SAMPSON, Alasdair Colin appointeddirector
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-24➖CATABASIS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-12➕CALDER, Marjorie Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-02➖BROWN, Alister Sutherland resigneddirector
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23➕PORTERFIELD, William Glass appointeddirector
- 2020-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-24📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2019-06-24➕CUNNINGHAM, Gordon George appointeddirector
- 2013-09-04➕BROWN, Alister Sutherland appointeddirector
- 2007-04-02➖LITTLEJOHN, Pamela resigneddirector
- 2006-04-01➕CHANEY, Raymond James appointeddirector
- 2005-05-16➕LITTLEJOHN, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2005-03-07➖COLLIE, Mary Joyce resigneddirector
- 2005-03-07➖MCMILLAN, Margaret Joyce resigneddirector
- 2004-06-10➕MCMILLAN, Margaret Joyce appointeddirector
- 2003-11-01➖BLAIR, Alan resigneddirector
- 2003-11-01➖LEES, Aileen resigneddirector
- 2003-10-24➕MUNRO, James Angus appointeddirector
- 2003-10-24➕COLLIE, Mary Joyce appointeddirector
- 2003-10-24➕MCGEEHAN, James Nigel appointeddirector
- 2003-09-19➖LAFFERTY, May resigneddirector
- 2003-09-04➖WILSON, Jean resigneddirector
- 2003-01-15➕BLAIR, Alan appointeddirector
- 2002-11-07➖GETTINS, Michael Patrick resigneddirector
- 2002-11-07➖LEES, Lesby resigneddirector
- 2001-11-08➖LAFFERTY, May resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-08➕CATABASIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-08➕GETTINS, Michael Patrick appointeddirector
- 2001-11-08➕LEES, Aileen appointeddirector
- 2001-11-08➕LEES, Lesby appointeddirector
- 2001-11-08➕WILSON, Jean appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2000-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
71 Princes Street
Michael Lynch Centre For Enterprise
Ardrossan
Ayrshire
KA22 8DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (8 active · 14 resigned)
Active
CALDER, Marjorie Anne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-03-12
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CHANEY, Raymond James→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2006-04-01
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CUNNINGHAM, Gordon George→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-06-24
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MCKELLAR, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-12-17
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MUNRO, James Angus→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-10-24
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PORTERFIELD, William Glass→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-04-23
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SAMPSON, Alasdair Colin→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-09-26
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LAFFERTY, May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2001-11-08
CATABASIS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2021-03-24
BLAIR, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-11-01
BROWN, Alister Sutherland→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2020-11-02
COLLIE, Mary Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-24 · resigned 2005-03-07
GETTINS, Michael Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2002-11-07
LAFFERTY, May→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2003-09-19
LEES, Aileen→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2003-11-01
LEES, Lesby→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2002-11-07
LITTLEJOHN, Pamela→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2007-04-02
MCGEEHAN, James Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2003-10-24 · resigned 2025-07-14
MCMILLAN, Margaret Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2005-03-07
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-10