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SC184572 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-03-31
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
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£755.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
47 officers (10 active, 47 linked, 42 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
164 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £755,172

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£708k
Net Worth
£755k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£755.2k
Current assets£1.09M
Cash£707.6k
Debtors£385.7k
Net assets£755.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-27
    BLACOE, Kevin appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-06
    STREET, Joanna Elizabeth resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-05-24
    ALIM, Muslim appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-24
    BERESFORD, Dawn appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-02-01
    BLENKINSOP, Helen resigned
    director
  17. 2023-02-01
    BROWN, Donald Iain resigned
    director
  18. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-08-25
    BEATTIE, Lee Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2021-08-25
    DOBBIE, Andrew Ian Ross resigned
    director
  24. 2021-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-04-15
    DOHERTY, Kieran appointed
    director
  30. 2021-04-15
    KELLY, Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2021-04-15
    THOMAS, Nia Llinos appointed
    director
  32. 2021-04-15
    WISNEVITZ, Norma appointed
    director
  33. 2021-01-14
    CHAN, Angela resigned
    director
  34. 2019-12-05
    STREET, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2019-05-01
    COSGROVE, Stuart resigned
    director
  36. 2018-07-19
    CHAN, Angela appointed
    director
  37. 2018-04-24
    BHAGWAT, Nina resigned
    director
  38. 2017-09-26
    BEATTIE, Lee Anne appointed
    director
  39. 2017-09-26
    MANUEL, Neville resigned
    director
  40. 2017-03-27
    ANDERSON, Paul Dominic resigned
    director
  41. 2017-03-22
    MUIRHEAD, Jane Patricia appointed
    director
  42. 2016-12-15
    DOBBIE, Andrew Ian Ross appointed
    director
  43. 2016-10-05
    BHAGWAT, Nina appointed
    director
  44. 2016-06-14
    MOONEY, Denis resigned
    secretary
  45. 2016-06-07
    SCALLY, Claire appointed
    secretary
  46. 2016-06-07
    WIGHTMAN, David resigned
    director
  47. 2015-12-03
    MOONEY, Denis appointed
    secretary
  48. 2015-12-03
    SINCLAIR, Carol resigned
    secretary
  49. 2015-07-02
    POOLE, Kathleen resigned
    director
  50. 2014-12-02
    POOLE, Kathleen appointed
    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
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
Incorporated1998-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

The Social Hub Candleriggs Square
Office 2
Glasgow
G1 1TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (10 active · 37 resigned)

SCALLY, Claire
secretary · appointed 2016-06-07
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Active
ALIM, Muslim
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-24
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Active
BERESFORD, Dawn
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-05-24
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Active
BLACOE, Kevin
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-27
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Active
CHITTY, Andrew John
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-06-27
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Active
DOHERTY, Kieran
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-04-15
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Active
KELLY, Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-15
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Active
MUIRHEAD, Jane Patricia
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-22
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Active
THOMAS, Nia Llinos
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-15
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Active
WISNEVITZ, Norma
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-04-15
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Active
MOONEY, Denis
secretary · appointed 2015-12-03 · resigned 2016-06-14
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Carol
secretary · appointed 2007-05-10 · resigned 2015-12-03
Resigned
JEFFREY AITKEN SOLICITORS
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, Paul Dominic
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-05-28 · resigned 2017-03-27
Resigned
ANGUS, Ewan
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2002-03-05
Resigned
ARORA, Krishan
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2011-07-27
Resigned
ARORA, Krishan
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-11-23 · resigned 2006-07-26
Resigned
BEATTIE, Lee Anne
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-09-26 · resigned 2021-08-25
Resigned
BEDELL, Elaine
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2005-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (164 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22