ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC004703 · private-limited-shares-section-30-exemption · incorporated 1900-12-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: First-degree level higher education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85422Post-graduate level higher education
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.6y

30/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (22 active, 100 linked, 88 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

529 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (187 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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2025-11-04
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officers · TM01
2025-09-19
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DEARIE, Tabitha appointed
director
2025-09-19
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MERT, Umut appointed
director
2025-09-19
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officers · TM01
2025-09-19
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officers · AP01
2025-09-19
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officers · AP01
2025-08-08
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DEARIE, Tabitha resigned
director
2025-08-08
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officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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officers · CH01
2025-08-07
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officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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DEARIE, Tabitha appointed
director
2025-08-01
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officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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officers · TM01
2025-06-27
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HARE, David John Paterson, Dr resigned
director
2025-04-25
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MACKAY, Jamie appointed
director
2025-04-25
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OUTRAM, Andrew Barry David appointed
director
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · TM01
2025-04-25
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officers · TM01
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-10-25
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-31
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FAIRBROTHER, Ken Haga resigned
director
2024-02-05
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officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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LAIDLOW, Robert, Dr appointed
director
2023-10-27
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ENGLISH, William Gordon appointed
director
2023-10-27
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LEE, Alexander appointed
director
2022-10-28
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CALDER, Ruth Gillies appointed
director
2022-07-31
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CRAIG, John Anthony resigned
director
2021-10-29
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JENKINSON, Elizabeth Louise appointed
director
2021-10-29
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FAIRBROTHER, Ken Haga appointed
director
2021-09-07
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GUNN, Vicky, Professor appointed
secretary
2021-06-25
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BUCKLEY, Joanne Marie Kirkbride, Dr appointed
director
2021-06-25
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PAK-SHIRAZ, Nacim, Professor appointed
director
2021-06-25
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ROOKE, Matthew Andre Paul appointed
director
2021-06-25
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TAYLOR, John, Dr appointed
director
2021-06-25
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HARE, David John Paterson, Dr appointed
director
2021-02-20
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SHIELDS, Lindsey resigned
secretary
2020-10-30
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HYLANDS, John Francis resigned
director
2020-08-01
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CRAIG, John Anthony appointed
director
2020-04-24
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FITCH, Lois Karen, Dr appointed
director
2019-11-01
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BUTCHER, Andrew Keith appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 187 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-21 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DEARIE, Tabitha resigned 2025-08-08; HARE, David John Paterson, Dr resigned 2025-06-27

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-shares-section-30-exemption

Incorporated1900-12-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

100 Renfrew Street

Glasgow

G2 3DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-01

Last: 2025-09-17