CENIT GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC649655 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-16
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-06➕JOSLIN, Melissa appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-06➕BAUMBACK, John appointeddirector
- 2024-09-06➕MILNE, Karl appointeddirector
- 2024-09-06➖DUNLOP, Lydia resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CENIT GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-12-16➕MACDONNELL, Vaeni appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16➕DUNLOP, Lydia appointedsecretary
- 2019-12-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Colaiste De Danann Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Colaiste De Danann Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CENIT GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC649655
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colaiste De Danann Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/12/2019 |
Ms Vaeni Macdonnell Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
4 Queen Street
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH2 1JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BAUMBACK, John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-06
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MACDONNELL, Vaeni→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-16
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Active
DUNLOP, Lydia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-12-16 · resigned 2024-09-06
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30