SHARED APPRENTICE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC509475 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-06-26

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	700	2000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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officers · TM01
2024-09-17
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officers · TM01
2024-09-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
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DEVINE, Lynne Jeanette resigned
director
2024-09-05
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DICKSON, Kevin resigned
director
2024-09-05
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NICOL, Louise, Councillor resigned
director
2024-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
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MCGREGOR, Stephen John resigned
director
2023-08-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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NICOL, Louise, Councillor appointed
director
2022-08-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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LAWRIE, Ben George resigned
director
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-05
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MCGREGOR, Stephen John appointed
director
2021-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-14
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MURPHY, Kevin Joseph resigned
director
2020-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-06-17
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HUNTER, Sheona Craig resigned
secretary
2018-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-09-11
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HUNTER, Sheona Craig appointed
secretary
2017-05-30
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BOWLES, William Francis resigned
director
2017-05-30
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DEVINE, Lynne Jeanette appointed
director
2017-05-30
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LAWRIE, Ben George appointed
director
2017-05-30
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MORRISON, Donald George resigned
director
2017-05-30
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VALENTINE, Paul Michael resigned
director
2016-02-23
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BOWLES, William Francis appointed
director
2015-12-10
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THOMSON, Margaret Fenwick, Councillor resigned
director
2015-06-26
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Company incorporated
As SHARED APPRENTICE LTD
2015-06-26
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BRUCE, Craig Keith appointed
director
2015-06-26
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SHEPHERD, David Edward appointed
director
2015-06-26
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DICKSON, Kevin appointed
director
2015-06-26
➕
MORRISON, Donald George appointed
director
2015-06-26
➕
MURPHY, Kevin Joseph appointed
director
2015-06-26
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THOMSON, Margaret Fenwick, Councillor appointed
director
2015-06-26
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VALENTINE, Paul Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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FONTSTANE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING LIMITED→ SC367891 · est 2009	—	—	£7.0k	—	16y	80	69y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-06-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Angus House

Orchard Bank Business Park

Forfar

Angus

DD8 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

BRUCE, Craig Keith→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHEPHERD, David Edward→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUNTER, Sheona Craig→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-11 · resigned 2018-06-17

Resigned

BOWLES, William Francis→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-23 · resigned 2017-05-30

Resigned

DEVINE, Lynne Jeanette→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2024-09-05

Resigned

DICKSON, Kevin→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-05

Resigned

LAWRIE, Ben George→

director · ~32y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2022-05-26

Resigned

MCGREGOR, Stephen John→

director · ~52y · appointed 2021-02-05 · resigned 2023-08-16

Resigned

MORRISON, Donald George→

director · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2017-05-30

Resigned

MURPHY, Kevin Joseph→

director · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2021-01-14

Resigned

NICOL, Louise, Councillor→

director · ~39y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2024-09-05

Resigned

THOMSON, Margaret Fenwick, Councillor→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2015-12-10

Resigned

VALENTINE, Paul Michael→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2017-05-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-08-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-09-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-08-31