INSIGHTS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC107074 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 37.2y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 37.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-10
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NELSON, Patricia appointed
director
2026-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-12-11
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accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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KIPPS, Jacqueline resigned
director
2024-12-03
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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DOHERTY, Ian David appointed
director
2024-07-22
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officers · AP01
2024-07-15
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MILLAR, Neil Allan appointed
director
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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mortgage · MR04
2023-08-18
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Charge satisfied #7
2022-12-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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WILSON, Alexander James appointed
director
2022-09-23
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officers · AP01
2021-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
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officers · TM01
2021-09-30
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HART, Anna Patricia resigned
director
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2020-03-09
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officers · AP01
2020-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-27
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ESPLIN, Ross appointed
director
2020-01-27
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GILLIES, Alan Bain resigned
director
2020-01-27
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HOWDEN, Lynne-Marie resigned
director
2020-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-10
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FENTON, Trevor Earl resigned
secretary
2018-10-01
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HART, Anna Patricia appointed
director
2018-07-17
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BUCHAN, Vivien resigned
director
2018-07-16
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FRESHWATER, John William resigned
director
2018-04-30
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DALE, Michael William resigned
director
2018-04-01
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FENTON, Trevor Earl appointed
secretary
2018-03-31
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BUCHAN, Vivien resigned
secretary
2018-03-29
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FRESHWATER, John William appointed
director
2018-03-29
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GILLIES, Alan Bain appointed
director
2017-09-01
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JOHNSTON, Greig Clark resigned
director
2017-09-01
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KIPPS, Jacqueline appointed
director
2017-07-03
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-06-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-06-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-02-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-01-07
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-01-07
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-04-24
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STEWART, Susan Ellen resigned
director
2015-02-16
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LOGAN, Fiona Helen appointed
director
2013-10-11
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FERNANDEZ, Ravi Jude resigned
director
2013-04-01
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JOHNSTON, Greig Clark appointed
director
2013-04-01
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STEWART, Susan Ellen appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 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.

Group structure

Insights Business Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Insights Business Holdings Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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INSIGHTS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

This company · SC107074

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
Insights Business Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/12/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

The Insights Group Limitedceased 20/12/2017· 75-100% shares · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-10-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Terra Nova

3 Explorer Road

Dundee

Angus

DD2 1EG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20