FALKIRK SCHOOLS GATEWAY HC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC313819 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-21

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 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 · oldest 18.9y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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CLAVEAU, Agnieszka appointed
director
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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POUPARD, Natalia resigned
director
2026-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
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MCINALLY, Claire Agnes appointed
director
2025-01-30
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GROAT, Alison resigned
director
2024-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2024-02-09
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair resigned
director
2024-01-29
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-23
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-01-23
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-12-01
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GROAT, Alison appointed
director
2023-12-01
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SMITH, David Niall resigned
director
2023-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-11
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair appointed
director
2021-11-11
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O'HALLORAN, James Anthony resigned
director
2019-02-14
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POUPARD, Natalia appointed
director
2019-02-14
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QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2015-04-01
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
director
2015-04-01
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OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson, Mr. resigned
director
2015-04-01
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SMITH, David Niall appointed
director
2015-03-31
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
director
2013-10-11
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EXFORD, Colin Michael resigned
director
2013-10-11
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O'HALLORAN, James Anthony appointed
director
2013-10-11
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QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan appointed
director
2013-05-31
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OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson, Mr. appointed
director
2013-05-31
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TOLSON, Steven Harry resigned
director
2012-12-19
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OAG, Stuart Charles resigned
director
2011-12-14
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ELLIOT, Timothy Richard, Mr. resigned
director
2010-03-31
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ELLIOT, Timothy Richard, Mr. appointed
director
2010-03-31
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WATSON, William Iain resigned
director
2010-02-17
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TOLSON, Steven Harry appointed
director

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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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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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Gateway Falkirk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Infrastructure Investments General Partner Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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FALKIRK SCHOOLS GATEWAY HC LIMITED

This company · SC313819

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Duncan Henderson Ogilvie Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Gateway Falkirk Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Infrastructure Investments General Partner Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2006-12-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29