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SC120101 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-09-12

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 opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 85

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

65 officers (9 active, 65 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

231 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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MACMILLAN, Mark James appointed
director
2026-05-18
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GILLESPIE, James Glen resigned
director
2026-05-18
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officers · AP01
2026-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-12-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-22
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GIBSON, Alan appointed
director
2025-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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officers · TM01
2024-11-12
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SIMPSON, Helen Rennie resigned
director
2023-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
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officers · AP01
2021-11-15
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GONANI, Johannes appointed
director
2021-10-25
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accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-15
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officers · AP01
2021-03-05
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CLARK, William Johnstone resigned
director
2020-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
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SIMPSON, Helen Rennie appointed
director
2020-05-01
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SMART, Jacqueline appointed
director
2020-03-31
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SIMPSON, Helen Rennie resigned
director
2020-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-19
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GILLESPIE, James Glen appointed
director
2019-04-08
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HOEY, David William, Professor resigned
director
2017-11-13
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BELL, Graham Mcneil resigned
director
2017-04-27
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MCMILLAN, Anne appointed
director
2014-12-15
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MURRAY, Gloria Rosemond appointed
director
2013-08-29
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MCLEOD, Tracy resigned
director
2012-08-28
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MCLEOD, Tracy appointed
director
2012-05-21
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SIMPSON, Helen Rennie appointed
director
2011-11-21
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DARROCH, Stephen resigned
director
2011-07-25
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HOEY, David William, Professor appointed
director
2011-07-15
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WYLLIE, Raye resigned
director
2011-03-31
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GIBSON, William Richard resigned
director
2011-03-31
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MORRISON, Ronald resigned
director
2010-12-10
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MCGUINNESS, Gordon Alexander appointed
director
2010-12-10
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BELL, Graham Mcneil appointed
director
2010-12-10
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DARROCH, Stephen appointed
director
2010-12-10
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WYLLIE, Raye appointed
director
2009-08-31
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CLARK, William Johnstone appointed
director
2009-08-31
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MCDONALD, Janis White resigned
director
2009-02-23
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DICK, Allan Gordon appointed
director
2009-02-23
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BRYDEN, Jonathan James resigned
director
2008-12-22
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NELSON, Alexander Baillie resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 141 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1989-09-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Falcon Crescent

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA3 1NS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12