EMBLEM SCHOOLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC237891 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (9 active, 45 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

40 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2026-04-01
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officers · TM01
2026-03-30
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CLAVEAU, Agnieszka appointed
director
2026-03-30
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HEATH, James Christopher resigned
director
2026-01-20
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officers · CH01
2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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officers · TM01
2025-02-25
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2025-02-25
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officers · AP01
2025-02-25
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officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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officers · CH04
2025-02-12
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MCINALLY, Claire Agnes appointed
director
2025-02-12
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THOMSON, Craig Alexander appointed
director
2025-02-12
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FLETCHER, Dylan resigned
director
2025-02-12
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GROAT, Alison resigned
director
2025-02-12
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officers · TM01
2025-02-12
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officers · AP01
2025-01-31
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MCLURE, Cameron appointed
director
2025-01-31
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SMITH, Martin Timothy resigned
director
2024-08-27
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accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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officers · TM01
2024-03-13
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2024-03-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-13
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officers · AP01
2024-02-20
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GROAT, Alison appointed
director
2024-02-20
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SMITH, David Niall resigned
director
2024-02-09
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2024-02-09
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair resigned
director
2024-01-02
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officers · CH04
2023-12-13
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2023-12-12
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2023-12-12
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address · AD01
2023-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-04
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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DIX, Carl Harvey appointed
director
2023-01-30
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WRINN, John resigned
director
2021-12-07
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair appointed
director
2021-12-07
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WEGENER, Elena Giorgiana resigned
director
2021-11-12
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GILMOUR, David Fulton resigned
director
2021-11-12
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WRINN, John appointed
director
2020-10-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
2018-10-05
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GARCIA, Carlos Abuin resigned
director
2018-10-05
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HEATH, James Christopher appointed
director
2017-11-01
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GARCIA, Carlos Abuin appointed
director
2017-11-01
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QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2016-02-10
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CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
director
2016-02-10
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BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2016-01-06
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PARK, James Leil resigned
director
2015-03-31
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
director
2015-03-31
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SMITH, David Niall appointed
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Emblem Schools (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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Hsdl Nominees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EMBLEM SCHOOLS LIMITED

This company · SC237891

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Emblem Schools (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Hsdl Nominees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated2002-10-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

C/O Infrastructure Managers Limited 2nd Floor Drum Suite, Saltire Court

20 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2EN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23