SCOTTISH EDUCATION AND ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT

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SC111538 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-06-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
100 officers (4 active, 100 linked, 86 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
221 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,795

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.8k£22.4k
Current assets£22.8k£22.4k
Cash£22.8k—
Debtors£0—
Net assets£22.8k£22.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (211 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-01
    ➖
    AHMED, Nida resigned
    director
  5. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-10
    ➕
    IRELAND, Genevieve Soto appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-10
    ➕
    AHMED, Nida appointed
    director
  12. 2022-11-24
    ➖
    MOWAT, Elaine resigned
    director
  13. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2021-10-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-10-27
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  18. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-08-04
    ➖
    POWELL, Alan Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-06-20
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    CAMPBELL, Fiona Edith Morn appointed
    director
  25. 2019-06-20
    ➖
    DURRANI, Halima resigned
    director
  26. 2019-06-20
    ➕
    MOWAT, Elaine appointed
    director
  27. 2019-06-20
    ➖
    SHAH, Dharmesh resigned
    director
  28. 2017-06-15
    ➖
    MCHANEY, Megan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  29. 2016-04-13
    ➖
    IRESON, John Morris resigned
    director
  30. 2015-10-07
    ➖
    KOREN, Erik resigned
    secretary
  31. 2015-06-15
    ➕
    MCHANEY, Megan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2015-04-14
    ➕
    DURRANI, Halima appointed
    director
  33. 2015-02-25
    ➖
    SMITH, Natalie Louise resigned
    director
  34. 2014-09-28
    ➖
    WALSH, Katie Patricia resigned
    director
  35. 2014-07-22
    ➕
    WALSH, Katie Patricia appointed
    director
  36. 2014-06-24
    ➕
    SHAH, Dharmesh appointed
    director
  37. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    POWELL, Alan Christopher appointed
    director
  38. 2014-04-14
    ➖
    SANDERSON, Emily Camilla resigned
    director
  39. 2014-01-28
    ➕
    WINTERSTEIN, Daniel Ben, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 2014-01-28
    ➖
    LANCASHIRE, Matthew James resigned
    director
  41. 2014-01-28
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Emily Camilla appointed
    director
  42. 2014-01-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Natalie Louise appointed
    director
  43. 2014-01-28
    ➖
    TREWERN, Kerry resigned
    director
  44. 2013-03-07
    ➖
    GABRIEL, Andrea Carolina resigned
    director
  45. 2011-12-21
    ➕
    LANCASHIRE, Matthew James appointed
    director
  46. 2011-11-08
    ➖
    BAKER, Keith John, Dr resigned
    director
  47. 2011-01-25
    ➖
    RAZI, Emma resigned
    director
  48. 2011-01-25
    ➕
    TREWERN, Kerry appointed
    director
  49. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    FERRIGAN, Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2010-03-10
    ➕
    KOREN, Erik appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 211 events

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated1988-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Raeburn Place
Edinburgh
EH4 1HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 97 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Fiona Edith Morn→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRELAND, Genevieve Soto→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELFORD, John Anthony, Dr→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINTERSTEIN, Daniel Ben, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, John→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
BREITENBACH, Esther Mary→
secretary · appointed 1988-06-09 · resigned 1991-06-27
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Fiona Edith Morn→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2009-12-03
Resigned
GIRDWOOD, Alison Frawles→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 1994-07-19
Resigned
GRIMES, Alistair→
secretary · appointed 1989-06-03 · resigned 1990-07-05
Resigned
KOREN, Erik→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2015-10-07
Resigned
MURRAY, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-03 · resigned 1993-12-09
Resigned
PENMAN, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-19 · resigned 1998-05-09
Resigned
RIDLEY, Agnes Makonda→
secretary · appointed 1990-07-05 · resigned 1991-09-19
Resigned
WILKINSON, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-21 · resigned 1999-12-14
Resigned
ZEALEY, Paul David→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2002-11-28
Resigned
AHMED, Nida→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-01-10 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
ASANTE, Eva→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-06-19 · resigned 2003-11-24
Resigned
ASLAM, Nahid Akhtar→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned
ASLAM, Nahid Akhtar→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-11-24 · resigned 2005-02-08
Resigned
BAKAR, Abdourahim Said→
director · appointed 1988-06-09 · resigned 1989-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (221 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-27