THE SCOTTISH CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS

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SC129291 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-01-14

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 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£6.98M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 · oldest 33.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

86 officers (11 active, 86 linked, 80 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

230 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,984,675

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£752k

Net Worth

£7.0m

Current Assets

£4.7m

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£6.98M
Current assets	£4.70M
Cash	£751.6k
Debtors	£303.8k
Net assets	£6.98M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (186 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
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BAULD, Helen resigned
director
2026-01-20
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GRAY, Heather appointed
secretary
2026-01-20
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MCMASTER, Kate resigned
director
2026-01-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-03
➖
FRASER, Bob resigned
secretary
2025-09-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-01
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PHILIPPS, Alison Jane appointed
secretary
2025-07-15
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LEONARD, Steven appointed
director
2025-07-15
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WATSON, James Howitt appointed
director
2025-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-23
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CALLAN, Gregory resigned
director
2025-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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FORSYTH, Derek Murray Law appointed
director
2025-01-01
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GRAY, Hannah Lorne appointed
director
2024-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
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WIGHT, Ross appointed
director
2023-11-17
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BAULD, Helen appointed
director
2023-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-03
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MCMASTER, Kate appointed
director
2023-05-03
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MCWILLIAM, Robert Charles, Dr resigned
director
2023-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-02
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FRASER, Bob appointed
secretary
2019-12-02
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PHILIPPS, Alison resigned
secretary
2019-10-18
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SALTER, Patrick, Professor resigned
secretary
2019-09-27
➖
WAUGH, Diane resigned
director
2019-09-13
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PHILIPPS, Alison appointed
secretary
2018-11-01
➕
WAUGH, Diane appointed
director
2017-09-01
➖
THOMSON, Judith Ann resigned
director
2017-01-11
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GRAY, Linda appointed
director
2015-03-27
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BEVAN, Mark resigned
director
2014-12-12
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DURWARD, Brian Ross, Professor resigned
director
2014-08-29
➕
CALLAN, Gregory appointed
director
2014-05-30
➕
MORGAN, Mary Catherine appointed
director
2014-05-30
➕
VANNAN, Lesley Anne appointed
director
2014-03-30
➖
FRAME, David Donald resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 186 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FRASER, Bob resigned 2025-09-03; BAULD, Helen resigned 2026-01-26; CALLAN, Gregory resigned 2025-06-23

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1991-01-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

1 Craighalbert Way

Cumbernauld

G68 0LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last: 2026-01-14