THE LITTLE ART SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC467167 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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  8. 2022-01-30
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  9. 2021-01-31
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  10. 2019-10-31
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  15. 2016-02-10
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  16. 2015-11-01
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    HADDOW, Melissa Louise appointed
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  17. 2015-11-01
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    HADDOW, Neil Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-01
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    ROBINSON, Nigel appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE LITTLE ART SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2014-01-13
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    ROBINSON, Joanne Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Melissa Louise Haddow
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Joanne Louise Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Alloway Place Alloway Place
Ayr
South Ayrshire
KA7 2AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HADDOW, Melissa Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-11-01
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HADDOW, Neil Thomas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-01
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ROBINSON, Joanne Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-13
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Active
ROBINSON, Nigel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-01
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Recent filings (32 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
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accounts · AA
2025-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
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accounts · AA01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-01-31