PARKLEA ASSOCIATION BRANCHING OUT LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC180646 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-11-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (7 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

100 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

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
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BROWN, Maria appointed
director
2025-10-30
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CONNELL, Jane appointed
director
2025-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-07-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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MCPHERSON, Robert Neilson resigned
director
2024-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
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MACLEOD, Jim resigned
director
2023-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
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WELSH, Ian resigned
director
2023-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-10
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-02-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-15
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GILLEN, Sylvia appointed
secretary
2022-02-15
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GILLEN, Sylvia appointed
director
2022-02-15
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WELSH, Ian appointed
director
2022-02-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11
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MCGEEHAN, Martin Robert resigned
director
2022-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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POLLARD, Catherine Mitchell resigned
director
2019-10-11
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HAMILL, Maureen resigned
director
2019-09-24
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KENNEDY, Jonathan Christopher appointed
director
2017-11-01
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EASTON, Allan appointed
director
2017-11-01
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HAMILL, Maureen appointed
director
2015-11-17
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MCGEEHAN, Martin resigned
director
2013-09-24
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MCGEEHAN, Martin Robert appointed
director
2013-06-03
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MCGEEHAN, Martin appointed
director
2012-09-24
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LANGAN, Archie resigned
director
2010-11-30
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MCMNAMEE, Tom resigned
director
2009-10-21
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MACLEOD, Jim appointed
director
2009-10-21
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MCMNAMEE, Tom appointed
director
2009-02-18
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BUCHANAN, Donald resigned
director
2008-10-18
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DUNCAN, Jessie resigned
secretary
2008-10-18
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DUNCAN, Jessie resigned
director
2008-02-05
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MACLEOD, Hamish Low appointed
director
2006-01-13
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TARBET, Leila resigned
director
2005-01-26
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LANGAN, Archie appointed
director
2005-01-26
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POLLARD, Catherine Mitchell appointed
director
2005-01-26
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TARBET, Leila appointed
director
2002-04-19
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TARBERT, Ian resigned
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

Incorporated1997-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Cabin Parklea Playing Fields

Greenock Road

Port Glasgow

PA14 6TR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07