THE PRINCE PHILIP GORDONSTOUN FOUNDATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC030531 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1955-01-18

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 closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 27 → 67
· Bankability: 60 → 80
· Opportunity score: 68 → 78
· Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 42.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 68 → 78
↑Hygiene score: 27 → 67
↑Bankability: 60 → 80
·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

31 officers (3 active, 31 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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accounts · AA
2026-03-27
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officers · AP01
2026-03-27
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officers · TM01
2026-03-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-18
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SHIRRIFFS, Joanna appointed
secretary
2026-03-18
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THOMAS, Ruaraidh appointed
director
2026-03-08
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WHITE, David Leslie Crawford resigned
director
2026-01-27
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2025-12-15
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2025-12-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-12-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-30
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BOURKE, John Edward resigned
secretary
2025-10-31
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BOWE, Amanda Helen resigned
director
2025-10-31
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MACPHERSON-GRANT, Guy Ewan resigned
director
2025-10-31
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MARSHAM, Richard John Nelson resigned
director
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
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HORTON, Robert Keith John appointed
director
2023-11-01
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POOLE, Catherine Eve, Dr resigned
director
2023-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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TENNANT, Mark Edward resigned
director
2022-12-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-06
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MACPHERSON-GRANT, Guy Ewan appointed
director
2021-06-18
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BOURKE, John Edward appointed
secretary
2021-06-18
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LYALL, Andrew Gerrard resigned
secretary
2020-09-12
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LYALL, Andrew Gerrard appointed
secretary
2020-09-11
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WILSON, Laura Anne resigned
secretary
2020-08-01
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MARSHAM, Richard John Nelson appointed
director
2020-07-31
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HOULDSWORTH, David Henry resigned
director
2019-10-17
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MUIR, Pamela Anne resigned
secretary
2019-10-17
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WILSON, Laura Anne appointed
secretary
2019-04-29
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POOLE, Catherine Eve, Dr appointed
director
2018-10-08
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BOWE, Amanda Helen appointed
director
2018-02-19
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MUIR, Pamela Anne appointed
secretary
2017-12-20
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BROWN, Hugh Spence resigned
secretary
2016-06-15
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FERGUSON, James Gordon Dickson resigned
director
2010-11-08
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HOULDSWORTH, David Henry appointed
director
2010-11-08
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RUSSELL, Oliver Henry resigned
director
2010-11-08
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TENNANT, Mark Edward appointed
director
2010-11-08
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WHITE, David Leslie Crawford appointed
director
2010-05-14
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WEATHERALL, James Lamb, Vice Admiral Sir resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BOURKE, John Edward resigned 2025-11-30; BOWE, Amanda Helen resigned 2025-10-31; MACPHERSON-GRANT, Guy Ewan resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Gordonstoun School Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gordonstoun School Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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THE PRINCE PHILIP GORDONSTOUN FOUNDATION LIMITED

This company · SC030531

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gordonstoun School Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · board control	31/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Gordonstoun International Limitedceased 12/12/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1955-01-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Gordonstoun School

Duffus

Elgin

Morayshire

IV30 5RF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 28 resigned)

SHIRRIFFS, Joanna→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-18

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Active

HORTON, Robert Keith John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2023-11-01

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Active

THOMAS, Ruaraidh→

director · ~57y · appointed 2026-03-18

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Active

BARR, George Jefferson→

secretary · resigned 1995-01-01

Resigned

BOURKE, John Edward→

secretary · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2025-11-30

Resigned

BROWN, Hugh Spence→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2017-12-20

Resigned

BROWN, James Ogg, Commander→

secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1996-08-16

Resigned

LYALL, Andrew Gerrard→

secretary · appointed 2020-09-12 · resigned 2021-06-18

Resigned

MUIR, Pamela Anne→

secretary · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2019-10-17

Resigned

SPENCER, John Robert, Squadron Leader→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 2003-05-15

Resigned

WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2005-05-09

Resigned

WILSON, Laura Anne→

secretary · appointed 2019-10-17 · resigned 2020-09-11

Resigned

BARR, George Jefferson→

director · ~89y · appointed 1994-03-08 · resigned 1995-06-29

Resigned

BOWE, Amanda Helen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2025-10-31

Resigned

COGHILL, Toby Egerton James Nevill Tobias, Sir→

director · ~96y · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 2000-09-23

Resigned

FARQUHARSON, Clodagh→

director · ~98y · resigned 2008-11-03

Resigned

FERGUSON, James Gordon Dickson→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2016-06-15

Resigned

HARRISON, John Alexander Don→

director · ~94y · appointed 1989-06-05 · resigned 1998-04-30

Resigned

HOULDSWORTH, David Henry→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-11-08 · resigned 2020-07-31

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Grenville Shaw, Lt Colonel→

director · ~81y · appointed 1989-02-20 · resigned 2000-01-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Letter of offset	1 property	21/05/1984	—

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Recent filings (159 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-05-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-27

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-12-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-12-15

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2025-12-12

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-08

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-02

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-12-02