HUB NORTH SCOTLAND (NEW ACADEMY - SOTC) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC532731 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-15

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-10-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
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officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair appointed
director
2025-10-02
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PEARCE, Glenn Sinclair resigned
director
2025-06-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
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officers · CH01
2025-01-13
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accounts · AA
2024-12-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty resigned
director
2024-11-08
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PEARCE, Glenn Sinclair appointed
director
2024-07-11
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officers · AP01
2024-07-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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WHYTESIDE, Caroline Jane appointed
director
2024-06-28
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MACDONALD, David resigned
director
2024-03-23
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officers · AP01
2024-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
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address · AD01
2024-03-01
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HANN, Ruth Mairi appointed
director
2024-02-29
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson resigned
director
2024-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-30
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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SMALL, Stewart William appointed
director
2022-12-22
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DUCK, Andrew Neil resigned
director
2022-12-22
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty appointed
director
2022-12-22
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty resigned
director
2019-04-11
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DUCK, Andrew Neil appointed
director
2019-04-11
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MACKINLAY, Gavin William resigned
director
2019-04-11
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty appointed
director
2019-04-11
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty resigned
director
2017-11-16
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GEMMELL, Nial Watson appointed
director
2017-07-31
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HOPE, John Alexander resigned
director
2017-01-19
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O'BRIEN, Kirsty appointed
director
2016-06-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
2016-06-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
2016-06-29
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MCGIRK, Paul James appointed
director
2016-06-29
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ANDERSON, Derek Orr resigned
director
2016-06-29
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FELTON, Michael David resigned
director
2016-06-29
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HOPE, John Alexander appointed
director
2016-06-29
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MACDONALD, David appointed
director
2016-06-29
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MACKINLAY, Gavin William appointed
director
2016-04-15
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Company incorporated
As HUB NORTH SCOTLAND (NEW ACADEMY - SOTC) HOLDINGS LIMITED

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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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Acp: North Hub Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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Scottish Futures Trust Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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HUB NORTH SCOTLAND (NEW ACADEMY - SOTC) HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC532731

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Acp: North Hub Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	15/04/2016
Scottish Futures Trust Limited Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	15/04/2016

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

Incorporated2016-04-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

2nd Floor 2 Lochside View

Edinburgh

EH12 9DH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05