GALLOWAY TRAINING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC121428 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-11-20
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 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
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 with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-27
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    KENNEDY, Henrietta Gordon appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2025-08-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-30
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    REID, Robert Joseph, Doctor resigned
    director
  14. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-01
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    DALGETTY, Elizabeth Shields, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2014-11-19
    ➖
    DELAHUNT, James resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-24
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    DODDS, Angus Macgranthin appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    DALGETTY, Elizabeth Shields, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2012-06-14
    ➖
    REID, Thomas James resigned
    director
  25. 2011-10-31
    ➖
    LAMBIE, David resigned
    director
  26. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    MURRAY, Daniel appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Martin Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2004-07-02
    ➖
    LYNCH, Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2003-08-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2003-07-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1997-11-26
    ➖
    MCCANN, Peter resigned
    director
  32. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    LAMBIE, David appointed
    director
  33. 1996-05-22
    ➖
    DOLAN, John Edmund resigned
    director
  34. 1996-04-26
    ➖
    GILLEN, James Clark resigned
    director
  35. 1995-09-27
    ➕
    MCCANN, Peter appointed
    director
  36. 1994-11-29
    ➕
    DELAHUNT, James appointed
    director
  37. 1994-11-29
    ➖
    SWIERCZ, Margaret Maria resigned
    director
  38. 1993-12-09
    ➕
    REID, Thomas James appointed
    director
  39. 1993-11-26
    ➖
    MCGONAGLE, Daniel resigned
    director
  40. 1993-11-20
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Martin Joseph appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-04-20
    ➖
    GALLAGHER, Helen resigned
    director
  42. 1993-04-20
    ➖
    NAGLE, Tadhg resigned
    director
  43. 1992-06-24
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Helen appointed
    director
  44. 1992-06-01
    ➕
    SWIERCZ, Margaret Maria appointed
    director
  45. 1992-05-27
    ➕
    REID, Robert Joseph, Doctor appointed
    director
  46. 1992-05-18
    ➖
    MCCULLOCH, Gerard Murray resigned
    director
  47. 1991-11-20
    ➖
    TIMMONS, Peter Francis resigned
    director
  48. 1991-10-23
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Gerard Murray appointed
    director
  49. 1991-10-23
    ➕
    MCGONAGLE, Daniel appointed
    director
  50. 1991-10-23
    ➕
    NAGLE, Tadhg appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
Incorporated1989-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Montgomerie Crescent, Saltcoats
Montgomerie Crescent
Saltcoats
KA21 5BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Martin Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DODDS, Angus Macgranthin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Henrietta Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALLISTER, Martin Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Daniel→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-04-13
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Active
DALGETTY, Elizabeth Shields, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
DELAHUNT, James→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 2014-11-19
Resigned
DOLAN, John Edmund→
director · ~104y · appointed 1990-02-07 · resigned 1996-05-22
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Helen→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned
GILLEN, James Clark→
director · ~85y · appointed 1990-02-07 · resigned 1996-04-26
Resigned
LAMBIE, David→
director · ~101y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
LYNCH, Michael→
director · ~95y · resigned 2004-07-02
Resigned
MCCANN, Peter→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 1997-11-26
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Gerard Murray→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-10-23 · resigned 1992-05-18
Resigned
MCGONAGLE, Daniel→
director · ~85y · appointed 1991-10-23 · resigned 1993-11-26
Resigned
NAGLE, Tadhg→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-10-23 · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned
REID, Robert Joseph, Doctor→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-05-27 · resigned 2021-03-30
Resigned
REID, Thomas James→
director · ~103y · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 2012-06-14
Resigned
SWIERCZ, Margaret Maria→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-06-01 · resigned 1994-11-29
Resigned
TIMMONS, Peter Francis→
director · appointed 1990-02-07 · resigned 1991-11-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/08/200328/08/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/07/200313/08/2025

Recent filings (116 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12