SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRES ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC024950 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1947-01-07

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 36.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

10 charges (9/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

166 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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officers · AP01
2025-11-14
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MILLS, Paul Robert appointed
director
2025-11-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
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accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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address · AD01
2024-04-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-24
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Charge satisfied #8
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-08
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officers · TM02
2022-08-01
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MILLER, Jamie Macfarlane appointed
secretary
2022-07-31
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SPENCE, David James resigned
secretary
2021-09-23
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accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-10-18
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mortgage · MR04
2019-10-18
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-28
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TAIT, Bruce Rae resigned
director
2018-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-08-23
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LOW, Colin Michael appointed
director
2018-05-09
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BIRD, Darlene Lynn resigned
director
2017-10-23
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2017-10-10
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2017-08-24
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SPENCE, David James resigned
director
2017-07-20
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-07-20
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-07-20
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-07-20
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-07-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Colburn Quarry Company Limited
2017-06-30
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Colburn Quarry Company Limited
2017-01-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-05-04
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BIRD, Darlene Lynn appointed
director
2014-10-28
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BAXTER, Seaton, Professor resigned
director
2014-06-17
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CALDER, Gavin Alexander appointed
director
2014-04-29
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FLANNERY, David resigned
director
2014-02-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-29
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PATCH, Christine Elizabeth resigned
director
2011-02-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-05-07
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DUNLOP, James resigned
director
2009-09-04
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TAIT, Bruce Rae appointed
director
2007-12-10
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DE GERNIER, George resigned
director
2007-07-18
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KELLY, Frances Holman resigned
director
2006-05-04
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DE GERNIER, George appointed
director
2005-03-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-03-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1947-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Broomlee Centre

Station Road

West Linton

EH46 7BU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30