MCKAY TRAINING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779896 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-01➖MCKAY, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs MCKAY TRAINING LIMITED
- 2023-08-22➕MCKAY, Leona appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕MCKAY, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Leona Mckay Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen John Mckayceased 01/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit A Osprey House
Ruthvenfield Road
Perth
Perth And Kinross
PH1 3EE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MCKAY, Leona→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKAY, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-22 · resigned 2025-01-01
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Recent filings (22 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07