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SC186097 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-05-26

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£83.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.3y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (14 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £83,531

Net assets shrinking

Down £24,582 YoY

Cash YoY

-20%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£88k

↓ 20% YoY

Net Worth

£84k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£90k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£83.5k	£108.1k
Current assets	£89.9k	£112.2k
Cash	£87.5k	£109.5k
Debtors	£2.4k	£2.7k
Net assets	£83.5k	£108.1k

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

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3 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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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2025-02-26
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2024-10-18
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2024-10-10
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DUFFY, Fiona Munro appointed
director
2024-07-24
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2024-07-11
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GRAHAM, Robyn Kirk appointed
director
2024-05-23
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2024-05-23
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2024-05-09
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BOTTOMLEY, Kenneth Macalister appointed
director
2024-05-03
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KOLON, Walter Vladimir resigned
director
2024-04-03
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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BOTTOMLEY, Victoria appointed
director
2024-03-05
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officers · TM01
2024-03-05
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2024-03-05
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2024-02-08
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PROVEN, Susanne Murray Moncrieff resigned
director
2023-11-13
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MCLEAN, Mary Laura resigned
director
2023-01-26
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2021-12-16
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2021-05-26
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2021-05-06
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MCKEE, Robert resigned
director
2020-12-13
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accounts · AA
2020-02-07
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accounts · AA
2019-08-13
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2019-06-19
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MCKEE, Robert appointed
director
2019-05-27
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officers · AP01
2019-03-27
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MCLEAN, Mary Laura appointed
director
2019-01-24
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accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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GLEN, Alastair Campbell Agnew resigned
director
2016-02-10
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MOLLOY, Sinclair appointed
director
2012-11-28
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BROSTER, Kathleen Isobel resigned
director
2012-08-27
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KOLON, Audrey Haddon Naismith appointed
director
2011-02-03
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MCLEAN, Derek John resigned
director
2010-01-07
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FEGAN, Kathryn Scott appointed
director
2009-06-16
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WILKINSON, Richard Matthew resigned
director
2008-12-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2008-04-01
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CRAWFORD, Francis appointed
director
2008-02-05
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CRAIK, James Frederic Dunbar appointed
director
2007-02-22
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WILKINSON, Richard Matthew appointed
director
2006-05-07
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DOUGLAS, Sadie Naomi resigned
director
2004-09-30
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JOHNSON, Christopher Harry resigned
director
2004-08-05
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BUCKLEY, Pauline Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-09-07
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MCKEE, Robert resigned
director
2003-09-07
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MCLEAN, Derek John appointed
director
2002-10-10
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MCALLISTER, Martin Joseph appointed
director
1998-08-04
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DOUGLAS, Sadie Naomi appointed
director
1998-07-11
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CRAWFORD, Kahleen Margaret appointed
director
1998-07-01
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MCLACHLAN, Ann appointed
secretary
1998-07-01
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MCLACHLAN, Ann appointed
director
1998-07-01
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BROSTER, Kathleen Isobel appointed
director

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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

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Incorporated1998-05-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

South Banks House

Portencross

West Kilbride

Ayrshire

KA23 9QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last: 2025-05-26