KINHARVIE

🌳Matureactive
SC129898 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-02-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
99 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-02-05
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    MCCAFFREY, Maureen appointed
    director
  11. 2021-02-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicholas, Brother appointed
    director
  12. 2021-02-05
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    GAY, Charles, Br resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-16
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-04-05
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    FRIEL, Joseph resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1997-01-10
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    GAY, Charles, Br appointed
    director
  21. 1997-01-10
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    NEYLON, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  22. 1994-02-19
    ➕
    NEYLON, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  23. 1994-01-15
    ➖
    MANNIG, Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 1993-08-04
    ➖
    GEARY, Brendan resigned
    director
  25. 1992-06-05
    ➕
    GEARY, Brendan appointed
    director
  26. 1991-08-13
    ➖
    DORRIAN, Edward Vincent resigned
    director
  27. 1991-08-13
    ➖
    MACNEIL, Donald Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 1991-08-13
    ➕
    MANNIG, Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 1991-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As KINHARVIE
  30. 1991-02-11
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Alexander Ronald appointed
    director
  31. 1991-02-11
    ➕
    FRIEL, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  32. 1991-02-11
    ➕
    DORRIAN, Edward Vincent appointed
    director
  33. 1991-02-11
    ➕
    MACNEIL, Donald Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Br Alexander Ronald Mcewan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Br Charles Gayceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1991-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

49 Dowanhill Street
Glasgow
G11 5HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCCAFFREY, Maureen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWAN, Alexander Ronald→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Nicholas, Brother→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIEL, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1991-02-11 · resigned 2020-04-05
Resigned
DORRIAN, Edward Vincent→
director · ~98y · appointed 1991-02-11 · resigned 1991-08-13
Resigned
GAY, Charles, Br→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-01-10 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
GEARY, Brendan→
director · ~69y · appointed 1992-06-05 · resigned 1993-08-04
Resigned
MACNEIL, Donald Anthony→
director · ~103y · appointed 1991-02-11 · resigned 1991-08-13
Resigned
MANNIG, Christopher→
director · ~75y · appointed 1991-08-13 · resigned 1994-01-15
Resigned
NEYLON, Ian Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-02-19 · resigned 1997-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10