ACTION FOR CHILDREN (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC526474 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-09

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Child day-care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
➕
HAWTIN, Richard appointed
secretary
2026-03-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-12
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MCGUINNESS, Aoife Marie, Dr resigned
secretary
2025-12-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-17
➕
MCGUINNESS, Aoife Marie, Dr appointed
secretary
2025-02-17
➖
TOUTZIARI, Georgia, Dr resigned
secretary
2024-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
➕
ADAMS, Fiona Jane appointed
director
2023-05-02
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28
➖
PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal resigned
director
2022-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-31
➕
EVANS, Leslie Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-10-31
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JOHNSON, Enda Michael resigned
director
2022-06-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-16
➖
PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal resigned
secretary
2022-06-16
➕
TOUTZIARI, Georgia, Dr appointed
secretary
2022-06-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-19
➕
JOHNSON, Enda Michael appointed
director
2021-01-18
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-15
➖
GUTHRIE, Kate resigned
director
2020-12-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-04-30
➕
PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal appointed
secretary
2020-03-31
➖
MALCOLM, Linda Moira resigned
secretary
2020-03-19
➕
PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal appointed
director
2020-02-29
➖
BENTLEY, Julie Sandra resigned
director
2019-10-03
➖
DICKINSON, Emma Siobhan Wells resigned
secretary
2019-10-03
➕
MALCOLM, Linda Moira appointed
secretary
2019-04-16
➕
DICKINSON, Emma Siobhan Wells appointed
secretary
2019-03-31
➖
HOOD, Richard resigned
secretary
2018-10-01
➕
BENTLEY, Julie Sandra appointed
director
2018-07-02
➖
SCOTT, Charles William resigned
director
2018-02-01
➖
HAWKHEAD, Tony, Sir resigned
director
2016-03-17
➕
GUTHRIE, Kate appointed
director
2016-02-17
➕
SCOTT, Charles William appointed
director
2016-02-09
🏢
Company incorporated
As ACTION FOR CHILDREN (SCOTLAND) LTD
2016-02-09
➕
HOOD, Richard appointed
secretary
2016-02-09
➕
HAWKHEAD, Tony, Sir appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Action For Children is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Action For Children

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACTION FOR CHILDREN (SCOTLAND) LTD

This company · SC526474

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
Action For Children Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-02-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

17 Newton Place

Glasgow

G3 7PY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-22

Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

HAWTIN, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-19

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Active

ADAMS, Fiona Jane→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-26

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Active

EVANS, Leslie Elizabeth→

director · ~68y · appointed 2022-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DICKINSON, Emma Siobhan Wells→

secretary · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2019-10-03

Resigned

HOOD, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2019-03-31

Resigned

MALCOLM, Linda Moira→

secretary · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

MCGUINNESS, Aoife Marie, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2025-02-17 · resigned 2025-12-12

Resigned

PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2022-06-16

Resigned

TOUTZIARI, Georgia, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2022-06-16 · resigned 2025-02-17

Resigned

BENTLEY, Julie Sandra→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2020-02-29

Resigned

GUTHRIE, Kate→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2021-01-15

Resigned

HAWKHEAD, Tony, Sir→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2018-02-01

Resigned

JOHNSON, Enda Michael→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-01-19 · resigned 2022-10-31

Resigned

PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-19 · resigned 2023-04-28

Resigned

SCOTT, Charles William→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-17 · resigned 2018-07-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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officers · AP03

2026-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-09

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

officers · TM02

2025-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-10-30

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

officers · AP03

2025-02-24

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

officers · TM02

2025-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-11-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-30

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

officers · TM01

2023-05-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-13

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

officers · TM01

2022-11-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-01