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🌳Matureactive

SC365959 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-09-23

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£247.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

38 officers (7 active, 38 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £247,313

Net assets shrinking

Down £8,296 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£247k

↓ 3.2% YoY

Current Assets

£280k

↑ 8.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£247.3k	£255.6k
Current assets	£279.7k	£257.9k
Net assets	£247.3k	£255.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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officers · CH01
2025-12-20
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officers · AP01
2025-12-09
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CALUSA, Andreas-Albert appointed
director
2025-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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ORD, Elaine Heather resigned
director
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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officers · AP01
2024-01-03
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WHITE, Roger Leslie appointed
director
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-03
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ABEL, Gulmira resigned
director
2023-07-27
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officers · AP01
2023-07-19
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ADENIYI-ALADE, Chinyere Crescentia appointed
director
2023-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
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CATTANACH, Sally resigned
director
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
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SINCLAIR, Ewan Pillans resigned
director
2022-03-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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ABEL, Gulmira appointed
director
2022-02-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-19
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ORD, Elaine Heather appointed
director
2021-12-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-21
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KAVITHA, Vallath resigned
director
2021-05-13
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STRANGE, Zara resigned
director
2021-02-01
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CALDER, Janice Alexandra resigned
director
2020-11-12
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CATTANACH, Sally appointed
director
2020-11-12
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STRANGE, Zara appointed
director
2019-11-06
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CALDER, Janice Alexandra appointed
director
2019-11-06
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HOPPER, Timothy Michael resigned
director
2019-11-06
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URQUHART, Alison Stewart resigned
director
2019-07-02
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BERRIMAN, Stephen Colin resigned
director
2018-11-21
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ANDREA, John appointed
secretary
2018-10-17
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ANDREA, John appointed
director
2018-10-17
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O'DONNELL, Owen appointed
director
2018-10-17
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BERRIMAN, Stephen Colin appointed
director
2018-10-17
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HOPPER, Timothy Michael appointed
director
2018-10-17
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KAVITHA, Vallath appointed
director
2018-09-20
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ELLIS, Stuart Sidney resigned
director
2018-09-18
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MITCHELL, Alan Gordon resigned
director
2018-09-15
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HOLLETT, Trevor John resigned
director
2018-07-25
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SWEENEY, Mark James resigned
secretary
2018-07-25
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SWEENEY, Mark James resigned
director
2018-05-15
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ZHANG, Xin, Dr resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

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 78 — 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 78 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Owen O'Donnell Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/12/2021
Ms Fiona Bick Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/09/2017

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ewan Pillans Sinclairceased 14/12/2021· significant influence
Mr Alan Gordon Mitchellceased 18/09/2018· significant influence
Mr Stuart Sidney Ellisceased 19/09/2017· 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

Incorporated2009-09-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 2, First Floor Offices Westhill Shopping Centre

Old Skene Road

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6RL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14