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SC114228 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-10-26
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88910Child day-care activities
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
70 officers (4 active, 70 linked, 66 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
208 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (155 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖DEVINE, Biba-Lee resigneddirector
- 2025-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-07➕NICOL, Jenna appointeddirector
- 2025-07-14➖SHEERIN, Anna resigneddirector
- 2025-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01➖PRESTON, Noreen Maeve resigneddirector
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-19➖ARMSTRONG, Dean resigneddirector
- 2024-11-19➖COLE, Shaun Francis resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-14➕ARMSTRONG, Dean appointeddirector
- 2023-12-14➕SHEERIN, Anna appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17➖GRAHAM, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-18➖DUNLOP, Louise Marie resigneddirector
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-16➕OGG, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28➕DEVINE, Biba-Lee appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26➕WYLIE, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26➖BOAG, David Allan resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26➖HARKNESS, Yvonne-Michelle Douglas resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26➖LIGHTLEY, Christy Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26➖LOFTHOUSE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26➖MCFARLANE, Craig resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26➖PAXTON, Judith Mary resigneddirector
- 2021-02-25➕LOFTHOUSE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-11-18➕BOAG, David Allan appointeddirector
- 2020-11-18➕COLE, Shaun Francis appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02➖DEVINE, Laura resigneddirector
- 2020-01-29➕MCFARLANE, Craig appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➖BARRON, Siobhan Monica resigneddirector
- 2019-11-19➕DUNLOP, Louise Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➖MCGARRIGLE, Damien resigneddirector
- 2019-11-19➖O'NEILL, Clare resigneddirector
- 2018-11-21➕HARKNESS, Yvonne-Michelle Douglas appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 155 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DEVINE, Biba-Lee resigned 2026-03-31; PRESTON, Noreen Maeve resigned 2025-07-01; SHEERIN, Anna resigned 2025-07-14
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Studio 3003a Mile End Mill
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1JS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (4 active · 66 resigned)
Active
NICOL, Jenna→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-08-07
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Active
WYLIE, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-11-26
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GUNN, Agnes Collis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1988-10-26 · resigned 1995-03-31
ARMSTRONG, Dean→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-14 · resigned 2024-11-19
BAIN, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1995-11-17
BARRON, Siobhan Monica→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-11-16 · resigned 2019-11-19
BELL, Seonaid Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 1996-11-15
BOAG, David Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-11-18 · resigned 2021-11-26
BROE, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2002-11-19
BRYDEN, Margaret Mcgill→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 1994-11-02
BURGESS, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2008-11-20
COLE, Shaun Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-11-18 · resigned 2024-11-19
CONNELLY, Deborah Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2004-11-18
CURRIE, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-11-18 · resigned 2009-11-19
CURTIS, Mary Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 1999-11-17
CURTIS, Mary Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1995-12-17
DAWSON, Dorothy Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1988-10-26 · resigned 1992-11-04
DEVINE, Biba-Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-28 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (208 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26