BEFRIEND A CHILD

🌳Matureactive

SC299928 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-03-30

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

39 officers (7 active, 39 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · CH04
2025-11-07
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LOUGHREY, Frances resigned
director
2025-11-07
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officers · TM01
2025-10-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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MITCHELL, Gary John appointed
director
2024-11-27
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RAE, Steven Victor resigned
director
2024-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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officers · CH04
2024-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-03
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address · AD01
2023-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-05
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officers · AP01
2023-01-03
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LOUGHREY, Frances appointed
director
2022-09-16
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accounts · AA
2021-11-08
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ANNANDALE, Philip Edward appointed
director
2021-11-08
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MCCREADY, David appointed
director
2021-11-08
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officers · AP01
2021-11-08
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officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-24
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officers · CH04
2020-11-19
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BREBNER, John Alexander resigned
director
2020-11-13
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RAE, Steven Victor appointed
director
2020-02-21
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LIDDLE, Donna Louise resigned
director
2018-11-14
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ALEXANDER, Shona appointed
director
2018-11-14
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REID, Colin John Watson appointed
director
2018-11-14
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LIDDLE, Donna Louise appointed
director
2018-11-01
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O'MAHONEY, Kristopher John resigned
director
2018-06-08
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MISRA, Sarah Catherine resigned
director
2018-04-30
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STEWART, Robert Andrew resigned
director
2018-04-12
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ROBERTSON, Frances Anne resigned
director
2018-03-19
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FOWLER, Gillian Lee resigned
director
2018-03-08
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SHAND, Kevin Forbes resigned
director
2017-02-20
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IRONSIDE, Leonard appointed
director
2017-01-11
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O'MAHONEY, Kristopher John appointed
director
2017-01-11
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SANGSTER, Peter Gordon resigned
director
2016-11-21
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FOWLER, Gillian Lee appointed
director
2016-11-21
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MISRA, Sarah Catherine appointed
director
2016-11-21
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ROBERTSON, Frances Anne appointed
director
2016-09-01
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COTTON, Clare Anne resigned
director
2016-08-29
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BREBNER, John Alexander appointed
director
2016-05-16
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SANGSTER, Peter Gordon appointed
director
2016-04-14
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RULE, Alistair Dobson resigned
director
2016-04-14
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WILSON, Steven resigned
director
2016-03-01
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STEWART, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2015-04-27
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COTTON, Clare Anne 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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 Leonard Ironside Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/11/2020

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Kristopher John O'Mahoneyceased 01/11/2018· significant influence
Ms Sarah Catherine Misraceased 08/06/2018· significant influence
Ms Gillian Lee Fowlerceased 19/03/2018· significant influence
Mr John Alexander Brebnerceased 19/11/2020· significant influence
Mr Robert Andrew Stewartceased 30/04/2018· significant influence
Mr Kevin Forbes Shandceased 08/03/2018· 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

Incorporated2006-03-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite A

1 Albyn Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1BR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25