CAIRNSMOIR CONNECTIONS

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SC488337 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-10-07
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,565
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,042 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-062023-10-06
Total assets£13.6k£17.6k
Current assets£13.6k£17.6k
Net assets£13.6k£17.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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  2. 2024-06-15
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  3. 2023-03-14
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  4. 2022-05-17
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  5. 2020-11-03
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  6. 2020-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-14
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-06-27
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    address · AD01
  9. 2019-06-21
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  10. 2018-07-16
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  11. 2018-07-14
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  12. 2017-06-28
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  13. 2016-06-13
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  14. 2015-10-19
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  15. 2014-10-27
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CAIRNSMOIR CONNECTIONS
  17. 2014-10-07
    GODDEN, Barbara Lynne appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-07
    LETTICE, Ann Fiona appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-07
    WATT, Corinne Marena appointed
    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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

92 Glasgow Road
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last made up to: 2024-10-06
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GODDEN, Barbara Lynne
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-07
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Active
LETTICE, Ann Fiona
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-07
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Active
WATT, Corinne Marena
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-07
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-27