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SC184572 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-03-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£755.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

47 officers (10 active, 47 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

164 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £755,172

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£708k

Net Worth

£755k

Current Assets

£1.1m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£755.2k
Current assets	£1.09M
Cash	£707.6k
Debtors	£385.7k
Net assets	£755.2k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-12-09
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address · AD01
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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officers · AP01
2024-03-27
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BLACOE, Kevin appointed
director
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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STREET, Joanna Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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ALIM, Muslim appointed
director
2023-05-24
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BERESFORD, Dawn appointed
director
2023-03-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
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BLENKINSOP, Helen resigned
director
2023-02-01
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BROWN, Donald Iain resigned
director
2022-11-22
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accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
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BEATTIE, Lee Anne resigned
director
2021-08-25
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DOBBIE, Andrew Ian Ross resigned
director
2021-06-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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officers · AP01
2021-04-15
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DOHERTY, Kieran appointed
director
2021-04-15
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KELLY, Jane appointed
director
2021-04-15
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THOMAS, Nia Llinos appointed
director
2021-04-15
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WISNEVITZ, Norma appointed
director
2021-01-14
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CHAN, Angela resigned
director
2019-12-05
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STREET, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
director
2019-05-01
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COSGROVE, Stuart resigned
director
2018-07-19
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CHAN, Angela appointed
director
2018-04-24
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BHAGWAT, Nina resigned
director
2017-09-26
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BEATTIE, Lee Anne appointed
director
2017-09-26
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MANUEL, Neville resigned
director
2017-03-27
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ANDERSON, Paul Dominic resigned
director
2017-03-22
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MUIRHEAD, Jane Patricia appointed
director
2016-12-15
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DOBBIE, Andrew Ian Ross appointed
director
2016-10-05
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BHAGWAT, Nina appointed
director
2016-06-14
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MOONEY, Denis resigned
secretary
2016-06-07
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SCALLY, Claire appointed
secretary
2016-06-07
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WIGHTMAN, David resigned
director
2015-12-03
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MOONEY, Denis appointed
secretary
2015-12-03
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SINCLAIR, Carol resigned
secretary
2015-07-02
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POOLE, Kathleen resigned
director
2014-12-02
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POOLE, Kathleen appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 105 events

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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-03-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

The Social Hub Candleriggs Square

Office 2

Glasgow

G1 1TQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31