FINDMYPAST NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC375068 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-18

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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MCCALL, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
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officers · AP03
2026-04-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-31
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EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DALY, Robert Paul resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-03-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-03-05
➖
DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
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EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2018-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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VAN DEN BELT, Annelies resigned
director
2013-11-29
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VAN DEN BELT, Annelies appointed
director
2013-10-30
➕
THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2013-08-20
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VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David resigned
director
2013-06-14
➖
CALDER, Laura Anne resigned
secretary
2013-06-14
➕
DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2012-11-09
➕
DALY, Robert Paul appointed
director
2012-11-09
➖
DENNING, Jennifer Helen resigned
director
2010-03-25
➕
HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
director
2010-03-25
➕
CALDER, Laura Anne appointed
secretary
2010-03-25
➖
THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-03-25
➕
DENNING, Jennifer Helen appointed
director
2010-03-25
➖
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
director
2010-03-25
➕
VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David appointed
director
2010-03-18
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Company incorporated
As FINDMYPAST NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE LIMITED
2010-03-18
➕
THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-03-18
➕
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EVANS, Susannah resigned 2026-03-31; DALY, Robert Paul resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

Findmypast Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Findmypast Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FINDMYPAST NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE LIMITED

This company · SC375068

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Findmypast Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Gateway House Luna Place

Dundee Technology Park

Dundee

DD2 1TP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MCCALL, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2026-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALL, Alan Richard Finden→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMSON, David Howard Eric→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CALDER, Laura Anne→

secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2013-06-14

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2019-03-05

Resigned

EVANS, Susannah→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

THORNTONS LAW LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2010-03-25

Resigned

DALY, Robert Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

DENNING, Jennifer Helen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2012-11-09

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2010-03-25

Resigned

VAN DEN BELT, Annelies→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2016-06-13

Resigned

VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2013-08-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-04-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-22