DIDASKO EDUCATION COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC352872 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-12-24

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (10 active, 31 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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2025-12-19
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AMOAKO-KWARTENG, Felix resigned
director
2025-09-25
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2025-09-17
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2025-09-17
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2025-09-16
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SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir appointed
director
2025-09-02
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2025-06-02
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IDE, Julian David Frederick appointed
director
2025-05-07
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officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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WHITLEY, Sarah Jane Mackay resigned
director
2024-12-03
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2024-12-03
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2024-12-02
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COLE, Elizabeth Mary Frances appointed
director
2024-12-02
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BROWN, Stewart David resigned
director
2024-10-01
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2024-06-07
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2024-06-03
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LANDER, Alan James appointed
director
2024-06-03
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MACRAE, Fiona Isobel Anne resigned
director
2024-03-11
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2024-03-11
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2024-03-04
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NOLAN, Joanna Helen Grace appointed
secretary
2024-03-04
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SIMPSON, Claire Irene resigned
secretary
2023-09-04
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MAIR, Jennifer Penman appointed
director
2023-06-05
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JAYME LIDMAN, Klyzza appointed
director
2023-06-05
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BROWN, Stewart David appointed
director
2023-03-28
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CHAROSKY, Marisa Natalia resigned
director
2023-03-06
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HAY, Steven Young resigned
secretary
2023-03-06
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SIMPSON, Claire Irene appointed
secretary
2023-03-06
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AMOAKO-KWARTENG, Felix appointed
director
2023-03-06
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ANDERSON, Susan Fair resigned
director
2021-04-10
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FOSTER, Antony Edward appointed
director
2021-03-01
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WHITLEY, Sarah Jane Mackay appointed
director
2020-07-06
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MACPHEE, Michael William Miller Reid resigned
director
2020-06-01
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MILLAR, John Geoffrey Land, Dr resigned
director
2019-11-18
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CASSON, Jeffrey Derek resigned
director
2019-11-18
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CHAROSKY, Marisa Natalia appointed
director
2019-11-18
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LECKIE, Peter Ross resigned
director
2019-11-04
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HAY, Emma resigned
director
2019-09-12
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MACRAE, Fiona Isobel Anne 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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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

Evidence: AMOAKO-KWARTENG, Felix resigned 2025-12-19; WHITLEY, Sarah Jane Mackay resigned 2025-04-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-12-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square

58 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8BP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10