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SC240234 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-11-28

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

78/100

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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

30 officers (11 active, 30 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

• 3 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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officers · AP01
2026-04-01
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GOW, James Alexander Hopkins appointed
director
2026-02-27
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officers · AP01
2025-12-18
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incorporation · MA
2025-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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FERGUSON, James appointed
director
2025-11-19
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HAGART, Alexander resigned
director
2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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officers · TM01
2024-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-28
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officers · TM01
2024-08-28
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officers · AP01
2024-08-21
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FISKEN, Graham appointed
director
2024-08-21
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DOCHERTY, Graham James resigned
director
2024-08-21
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HOLLERIN, Gregor Craig resigned
director
2024-08-21
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MCARTHUR, Liam resigned
director
2024-04-26
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officers · AP01
2024-04-18
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MENDELSSOHN, Victoria Alexis appointed
director
2024-03-12
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officers · TM01
2024-02-21
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HAMILTON, Kenneth resigned
director
2023-11-22
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officers · AP01
2023-11-08
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MACLENNAN, Hugh Donald, Dr appointed
director
2023-09-06
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accounts · AA
2023-04-21
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officers · AP01
2023-04-19
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TAYLOR, Sandra Jane appointed
director
2022-12-01
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officers · TM01
2022-11-16
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KELLOCK, Alastair David resigned
director
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-25
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-25
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officers · TM02
2022-01-26
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RAE, George Stuart appointed
secretary
2022-01-26
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RAE, George Stuart appointed
director
2022-01-26
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DOCHERTY, Graham James resigned
secretary
2022-01-26
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RUTHVEN, Bruce resigned
director
2020-02-05
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BELL, William appointed
director
2020-02-05
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HAGART, Alexander appointed
director
2020-02-05
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HOLLERIN, Gregor Craig appointed
director
2020-02-05
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RUTHVEN, Bruce appointed
director
2019-10-16
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LITTLEFAIR, James Napier resigned
director
2017-08-16
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DOCHERTY, Graham James appointed
secretary
2017-08-16
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RICHMOND, Henry Anderson resigned
secretary
2017-08-16
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RICHMOND, Henry Anderson resigned
director
2017-03-29
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DOCHERTY, Graham James appointed
director
2017-03-29
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KELLOCK, Alastair David appointed
director
2016-09-14
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WATT, William Geddie resigned
director
2015-12-15
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MCLAUCHLAN, Ian resigned
director
2014-10-06
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GILLIES, Alexander Malcolm resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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

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

Incorporated2002-11-28

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange

19a Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28