VOLUNTEER TUTORS ORGANISATION LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC249724 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-05-20

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

£91.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

55 officers (10 active, 55 linked, 50 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £91,642

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£102k

Net Worth

£92k

Current Assets

£110k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£91.6k
Current assets	£110.5k
Cash	£101.8k
Debtors	£8.7k
Net assets	£91.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (124 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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GRAHAM, Culum Alexander appointed
director
2026-04-02
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officers · CH01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2026-03-23
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officers · TM01
2026-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-22
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officers · TM01
2026-03-12
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KIRKWOOD, David Allan Clarkson resigned
director
2026-03-12
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OLIVER, Barbara resigned
director
2026-03-12
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WARD, Lynne resigned
director
2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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KHOSROWPOUR, Darren resigned
director
2025-08-26
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officers · AP01
2025-08-26
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officers · AP01
2025-08-26
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officers · AP01
2025-08-26
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officers · AP01
2025-08-13
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HENDERSON, Mia Rose appointed
director
2025-08-13
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HOLMES, Jetta appointed
director
2025-08-13
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MACLEOD, Alison appointed
director
2025-08-13
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MACPHERSON, Liam Daniel appointed
director
2025-05-12
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address · AD01
2025-02-28
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ROBERTS, Katherine resigned
director
2025-02-28
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officers · TM01
2025-02-27
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officers · TM01
2025-02-20
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accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-02
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JOHNSTON, Douglas Bell resigned
director
2024-06-23
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officers · AP01
2024-06-23
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officers · AP01
2024-06-23
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officers · AP01
2024-06-12
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KHOSROWPOUR, Darren appointed
director
2024-06-12
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OLIVER, Barbara appointed
director
2024-06-12
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ROBERTS, Katherine appointed
director
2024-02-28
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MCGHEE, Sharon Cairns resigned
director
2024-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-08
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RITCHIE, Karen appointed
secretary
2023-08-24
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YOUNG, James Timothy resigned
director
2023-08-11
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RAVI, Rahul resigned
director
2023-03-08
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KIRKWOOD, David Allan Clarkson appointed
director
2023-03-08
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RAVI, Rahul appointed
director
2023-01-14
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RITCHIE, Karen appointed
director
2023-01-14
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DORWARD MB CHB FRCP, Alistair, Dr resigned
director
2023-01-14
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SNELL, Lisa resigned
director
2021-06-05
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HAIGH, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2021-06-05
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MCGHEE, Sharon Cairns appointed
director
2021-05-20
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LAMONT, Johann Macdougall appointed
director
2021-05-20
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HALL, Martin resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KHOSROWPOUR, Darren resigned 2025-09-05; KIRKWOOD, David Allan Clarkson resigned 2026-03-12; OLIVER, Barbara resigned 2026-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Macdonald Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1992 · age 34	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/12/2024
Miss Karen Ishbel Frondigoun Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/05/2017

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Sarah Louise Haighceased 26/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Douglas Bell Johnstonceased 02/12/2024· significant influence
Mr Ronald Dominic Torranceceased 28/08/2018· board control
Mr George Reochceased 06/06/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Chirnsyde Primary School

288 Ashgill Road

Glasgow

G22 7SB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17