THE LEITH SCHOOL OF ART

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SC111089 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-05-11

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 26.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.7 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: medium (58/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

42 officers (9 active, 42 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts · AA
2025-11-24
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officers · CH01
2025-02-07
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officers · AP01
2025-02-07
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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FRANKLIN, Lesley Margaret appointed
director
2025-01-15
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SIMPSON, Kenneth David appointed
director
2025-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-12-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
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officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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BURNELL, Martin resigned
director
2024-12-05
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HECTOR, Alistair Gordon resigned
director
2024-12-05
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SIMISON, Gillian resigned
director
2024-10-25
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officers · AP01
2024-10-13
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officers · AP03
2024-10-01
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MURRAY, Ashley appointed
secretary
2024-09-26
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LANDELS, Jennifer Catriona appointed
director
2024-07-11
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officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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SIBBALD, Anne resigned
director
2024-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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officers · AP01
2024-02-07
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RAMSDEN, Mary appointed
director
2024-02-07
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STURROCK, Fiona appointed
director
2024-02-07
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officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
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officers · TM02
2024-01-08
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READE, Susanna resigned
director
2023-12-11
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SMITH, Calum resigned
director
2023-04-28
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SLATER, Mary Isabel resigned
secretary
2022-12-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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DICK, Robert John Westwater appointed
director
2022-12-05
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GRAY, Isobel Watson resigned
director
2020-12-03
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NICOL, Felicity appointed
director
2019-12-05
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CUNNINGHAM, Eleanor resigned
director
2018-12-03
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GARDNER, Peter Mitchell, Rev resigned
director
2018-02-13
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CUNNINGHAM, Eleanor appointed
director
2018-02-13
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SIBBALD, Anne appointed
director
2018-02-13
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SIMISON, Gillian appointed
director
2018-02-13
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SMITH, Calum appointed
director
2017-11-21
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BROWN, Peter Andrew Martin resigned
director
2017-11-21
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BURT, Alison Mackintosh, Lady resigned
director
2017-11-21
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PATTERSON, David William resigned
director
2015-04-01
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GRAY, Isobel Watson appointed
director
2015-01-22
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HORNE, Geoffrey Wemyss resigned
secretary
2015-01-22
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SLATER, Mary Isabel appointed
secretary
2014-08-28
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GRAY, Isobel Watson 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

-8 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RAMSDEN, Mary (same surname) appointed 2024-02-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-05-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

25 North Junction Street

Edinburgh

EH6 6HW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31