BURNWYND HISTORY AND ART LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC263460 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-02-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-graduate level higher education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
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CLARKE, Michael, Professor resigned
director
2025-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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BATE, Elizabeth Jane Franziska appointed
director
2024-05-15
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SWINFEN, David Berridge, Professor resigned
director
2024-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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FLETT, Iain Ernest Farquhar, Dr appointed
director
2023-05-17
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MARKHAM, Ann, Dr resigned
director
2022-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-06-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-06-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-06-20
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MACNAIR, William Peter Cameron, Lt Col resigned
director
2018-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-16
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GARLAND, Ian Philip appointed
director
2017-05-17
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CLARKE, Michael, Professor appointed
director
2012-11-21
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GORDON, Donald Neil appointed
director
2012-05-16
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JAMES, Mary resigned
director
2009-07-07
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MARKHAM, Ann, Dr appointed
director
2009-06-29
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JAMES, Mary appointed
director
2009-05-21
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ROLLAND, Lawrence Anderson Lyon resigned
director
2009-05-20
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THE EARL OF DUNDEE, Alexander Henry resigned
director
2006-03-13
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THE EARL OF DUNDEE, Alexander Henry appointed
director
2006-03-03
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ELDER, Ronald John, Professor appointed
director
2006-01-30
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ROLLAND, Lawrence Anderson Lyon appointed
director
2005-11-17
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ELLIOT, Donald George resigned
director
2005-11-17
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GARLAND, Ian Philip resigned
director
2004-04-27
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SWINFEN, David Berridge, Professor appointed
director
2004-03-22
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ELLIOT & COMPANY WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-03-22
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ELLIOT, Donald George appointed
director
2004-03-22
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GARLAND, Ian Philip appointed
director
2004-03-22
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MACNAIR, William Peter Cameron, Lt Col appointed
director
2004-02-13
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Company incorporated
As BURNWYND HISTORY AND ART LIMITED
2004-02-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-02-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-02-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-02-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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

-5 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 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Neil Gordon Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/05/2024
Mr Ian Philip Garland Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2016
Mr Donald George Elliot Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Professor David Berridge Swinfenceased 15/05/2024· significant influence
Lt Col William Peter Cameron Macnairceased 16/05/2018· 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

Incorporated2004-02-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85422 — Post-graduate level higher education

Registered office

8 Charlotte Street

Perth

PH1 5LL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-13