THE HIGH SCHOOL OF GLASGOW

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SC045882 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1968-08-19

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 54.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 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

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 54.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 54.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — 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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

72 officers (13 active, 72 linked, 68 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

225 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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DAS, Indraneel appointed
director
2025-12-03
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ROBERTSON, Francis appointed
director
2025-12-03
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GUPTA, Monica, Dr resigned
director
2025-05-28
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officers · TM01
2025-05-28
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officers · TM01
2025-05-15
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PENGELLEY, Simon resigned
director
2025-05-15
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WATSON, Neil resigned
director
2024-12-05
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officers · AP01
2024-11-26
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STOBO, Gillian Craig Kirkland appointed
director
2024-11-15
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accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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officers · TM01
2024-08-14
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STEWART, Margaret Anne resigned
director
2024-02-28
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officers · TM01
2024-02-27
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PANESAR, Jaswant Kaur resigned
director
2024-02-13
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officers · TM02
2024-02-10
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SIMPSON, Juliet Marie resigned
secretary
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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HANIF, Shahid Pervez appointed
secretary
2023-12-15
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officers · AP03
2023-12-06
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2023-12-06
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officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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2023-12-05
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ROSS, Frances Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-12-05
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DUNCAN, Catherine, Dr resigned
director
2023-12-05
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MILLER, Stephen Charles resigned
director
2023-10-04
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officers · TM01
2023-09-27
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MCQUARRIE, Fraser resigned
director
2023-09-15
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officers · AP01
2023-09-13
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WORTHINGTON, Guy Dominic Macphail appointed
director
2023-06-30
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MACAULAY, Stewart John resigned
director
2023-06-30
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officers · TM01
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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officers · AP01
2022-12-07
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2022-12-06
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WILSON, Stewart John David appointed
director
2022-12-06
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GALLOWAY, Paula Bernadette resigned
director
2022-12-06
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MACKIE, Colin Mathison resigned
director
2022-08-29
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HUTCHESON, Michael John appointed
director
2022-08-12
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HOWIE, Andrew resigned
director
2021-12-02
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ROSE, Julie Leslie appointed
director
2021-12-02
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TRICKETT, Karen Anne appointed
director
2021-12-02
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HORN, Alan Charles resigned
director
2021-12-02
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HOWIE, Andrew appointed
director
2021-12-02
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HUGH, Eric William resigned
director
2021-12-02
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JAGO, Margaret resigned
director
2021-12-02
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MCQUARRIE, Fraser appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: GUPTA, Monica, Dr resigned 2025-12-03; PENGELLEY, Simon resigned 2025-05-15; WATSON, Neil resigned 2025-05-15

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1968-08-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

637 Crow Road

Glasgow

G13 1PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17