MINDROOM BUSINESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC281020 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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  2. 2024-08-08
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  3. 2023-07-26
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  4. 2022-07-12
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  5. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2021-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-29
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  10. 2019-04-26
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  11. 2018-09-08
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  12. 2017-09-15
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  13. 2017-07-31
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  14. 2017-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-06-26
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    BERRY, Shavonne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-06-26
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2015-11-12
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    BERRY, Shavonne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-11-12
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    BURNET, Lorna resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-09-22
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    MACKIE, Thorold resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-06
    ➖
    STEEL, Irene Agnes resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-11
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    BURNET, Lorna appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-03-11
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    HOWLETT, Karen Cumming Watson resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-02-01
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    STEEL, Irene Agnes appointed
    director
  24. 2011-04-28
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    ANDERSON, Morag resigned
    director
  25. 2005-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As MINDROOM BUSINESS LIMITED
  26. 2005-03-03
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    DOW, Hillevi Kerstin Elisabeth Sophie appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-03
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    DOW, Robin Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-03
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    HOWLETT, Karen Cumming Watson appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-03-03
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-03-03
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-03-03
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Morag appointed
    director
  32. 2005-03-03
    ➕
    MACKIE, Thorold appointed
    director
  33. 2005-03-03
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2005-03-03
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

The Salvesen Mindroom Centre is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Salvesen Mindroom Centre
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MINDROOM BUSINESS LIMITED
This company · SC281020

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Salvesen Mindroom Centre
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest03/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robin Charles Dowceased 03/03/2018· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Links Place
Edinburgh
EH6 7EZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DOW, Hillevi Kerstin Elisabeth Sophie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOW, Robin Charles→
director · ~83y · appointed 2005-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERRY, Shavonne→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-12 · resigned 2017-06-26
Resigned
BURNET, Lorna→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2015-11-12
Resigned
HOWLETT, Karen Cumming Watson→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2014-03-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2005-03-03
Resigned
ANDERSON, Morag→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2011-04-28
Resigned
MACKIE, Thorold→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2015-09-22
Resigned
STEEL, Irene Agnes→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2015-05-06
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2005-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11