THE HARRIS TWEED AUTHORITY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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SC173554 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-03-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,937
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,561 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£37k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£36.9k£50.5k
Current assets£37.5k£50.5k
Cash£11.9k£50.3k
Debtors—£232
Net assets£36.9k£50.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-03-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-03-02
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-03-02
    ➖
    MACIVER, Calum Iain resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-09-08
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Kelly resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-09-08
    ➕
    MACIVER, Calum Iain appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-09-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2025-01-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-01-06
    ➖
    MACAULAY, Lorna resigned
    secretary
  14. 2025-01-06
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Kelly appointed
    secretary
  15. 2024-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-04-16
    ➕
    MACKAY, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2024-04-16
    ➖
    STEWART, Catriona Mairi resigned
    director
  19. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-01-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-10-31
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-31
    ➖
    MORRISON, Murdo resigned
    director
  28. 2013-10-11
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Norman Lewis appointed
    director
  29. 2013-10-11
    ➖
    MARTIN, Donald resigned
    director
  30. 2009-04-22
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-04-21
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Lorna appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    director
  33. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resigned
    director
  34. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    MARTIN, Donald appointed
    director
  35. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    MORRISON, Murdo appointed
    director
  36. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    STEWART, Catriona Mairi appointed
    director
  37. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay appointed
    director
  38. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Derek resigned
    director
  39. 2001-04-04
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2001-04-04
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Anne resigned
    director
  41. 1997-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HARRIS TWEED AUTHORITY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
  42. 1997-03-18
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  43. 1997-03-18
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Anne appointed
    director
  44. 1997-03-18
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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: MACDONALD, Kelly resigned 2025-09-08; MACIVER, Calum Iain resigned 2026-03-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman Lewis Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest18/03/2017

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Town Hall
Cromwell Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2026-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Norman Lewis→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKAY, Margaret Ann→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Alasdair→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-18 · resigned 2009-04-22
Resigned
MACAULAY, Lorna→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-21 · resigned 2025-01-06
Resigned
MACDONALD, Kelly→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-06 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned
MACIVER, Calum Iain→
secretary · appointed 2025-09-08 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-04-04 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-09-03 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Anne→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-03-18 · resigned 2001-04-04
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-18 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Donald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2013-10-11
Resigned
MORRISON, Murdo→
director · ~88y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2015-10-31
Resigned
STEWART, Catriona Mairi→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2024-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20