COLLEGES OPEN LEARNING EXCHANGE GROUP
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC191009 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-11-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 8030
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand
- 2010-03-05📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-03-05🏁Company dissolved
- 2009-11-13📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2009-11-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-03📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2009-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-08-28➖MACDONALD, Gavin Douglas Prentice resigneddirector
- 2009-08-26📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-08-20➖MACDONALD, Mary resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-01➖MARSHALL, Eileen resigneddirector
- 2009-06-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-06-08📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2009-06-01➖ALLISON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2009-02-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2009-02-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2008-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-11-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-09-19➖BIRRELL, Tom Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-01-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-01-05📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-11-09➕CARSON, Janis Margaret Gray appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09➕ALLISON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09➕BIRRELL, Tom Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09➕MARSHALL, Eileen appointeddirector
- 2007-09-27➖DUNCAN, Peter William resigneddirector
- 2007-08-06➖OVENS, Iain Stanley, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-09-28➕BURT, John Clark appointeddirector
- 2006-09-28➖HEIL, Bruce resigneddirector
- 2006-09-28➖KILLEAN, David resigneddirector
- 2006-09-26➕MOONEY, Joseph Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-09-30➕THOMSON, Robert Campbell Kennedy, Professor appointeddirector
- 2004-08-25➕CAIRNS, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2004-06-04➖LUMSDEN, Alison resigneddirector
- 2004-06-04➕MACDONALD, Gavin Douglas Prentice appointeddirector
- 2004-06-04➖PATON, Hugh Mair resigneddirector
- 2003-08-27➕PATON, Hugh Mair appointeddirector
- 2003-06-06➖HARRIS, Eleanor Neave resigneddirector
- 2003-06-06➖LEVER, Marian resigneddirector
- 2003-06-06➕LUMSDEN, Alison appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 74 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-03-05
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL VOICES LTD.→ SC270103 · est 2004 | £2.08M £1.56M–£2.60M | — | — | 52 | 21y | 82 | 52y |
| DOLLAR ANTIQUES LTD→ SC742384 · est 2022 | £32.8k £24.6k–£41.0k | £383.8k | — | 500 | 3y | 89 | 60y |
| CASTLE VIEW VENTURES LIMITED→ SC334617 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 65y |
| CENTRAL RECYCLING LIMITED→ SC172120 · est 1997 | — | — | £3.88M | — | 29y | 83 | 60y |
| POCKET ROCKET CREATIVE LTD.→ SC314831 · est 2007 | — | — | £192.2k | — | 19y | 83 | 59y |
| THE LAW GROUP SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC366593 · est 2009 | — | — | £18.1k | — | 16y | 83 | 61y |
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| AQUAKLENZ LTD.→ SC257531 · est 2003 | — | — | £3.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 74y |
| C E CONTRACTS LIMITED→ SC385639 · est 2010 | — | — | £1.45M | — | 15y | 82 | 61y |
| CARBROOK PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC234755 · est 2002 | — | — | £79.1k | — | 23y | 82 | 70y |
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC8030 — SIC 8030
Registered office
Argyll Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2008-07-31
Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 20 resigned)
BURT, John Clark→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2006-09-28
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CAIRNS, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-08-25
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CARSON, Janis Margaret Gray→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-11-09
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LISTER, Brian George Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-06-07
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MOONEY, Joseph Michael→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-09-26
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OKTEN, Janet→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-06-07
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THOMSON, Robert Campbell Kennedy, Professor→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-30
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MACDONALD, Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2009-08-20
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 2001-06-08
ALLISON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2009-06-01
BIRRELL, Tom Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2008-09-19
CLARK, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 1999-05-14
DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 2001-06-08
DUNCAN, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 2007-09-27
HARRIS, Eleanor Neave→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 2003-06-06
HARRIS, Raymond Richard, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2002-03-08
HEIL, Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2001-06-08 · resigned 2006-09-28
KILLEAN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-06-07 · resigned 2006-09-28
LEVER, Marian→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 2003-06-06
LUMSDEN, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-06-06 · resigned 2004-06-04
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Recent filings (85 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-03-05
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2009-11-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-11-06
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2009-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-11-01
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-08-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2009-06-12