KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE GLASGOW

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SC198732 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-08-06

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 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

42 officers (7 active, 42 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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mortgage · MR01
2026-05-07
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-04-15
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officers · TM01
2026-04-10
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FREYMUELLER SHEFVELAND, Henry appointed
director
2026-04-10
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WRIGHT, Heather Carolyn resigned
director
2026-02-25
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officers · CH01
2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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officers · AP03
2025-01-28
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officers · TM02
2025-01-18
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CUNNINGHAM, Jennifer Nadine Helen appointed
secretary
2025-01-18
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OLIVER-WALSH, Tracey resigned
secretary
2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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officers · AP03
2024-08-05
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OLIVER-WALSH, Tracey appointed
secretary
2024-07-08
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MCGUIRE, Gabrielle Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-07-08
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WRIGHT, Brenda resigned
director
2024-07-08
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officers · AP01
2024-07-08
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officers · TM01
2024-03-22
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MCGOVERN, Lisa resigned
director
2024-03-22
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officers · TM01
2024-02-16
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CALNAN, Arthur James, Dr appointed
director
2024-02-16
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JENKINS, Katharine Rhiannon Clare, Dr appointed
director
2024-02-16
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DONALDSON, John resigned
director
2024-02-16
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MCGOVERN, Lisa appointed
director
2024-02-16
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YARR, John resigned
director
2024-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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LYNCH, Simon resigned
secretary
2024-01-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-23
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
2023-06-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
2023-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-07
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BOWLES, Kay resigned
director
2022-08-07
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WRIGHT, Brenda appointed
director
2020-08-26
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MCINNES, Nicola resigned
director
2020-08-23
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ROHRBACH, Simon appointed
director
2018-07-30
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BOWLES, Kay appointed
director
2018-07-30
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MCFARLAND, Ian resigned
director
2016-05-29
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YARR, John appointed
director
2016-05-29
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YARR, John resigned
director
2015-05-27
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MCFARLAND, Ian appointed
director
2015-05-24
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KHANDRO, Kelsang resigned
director
2014-08-03
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BAIRD, Karen resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 105 events

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 76 — 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 76 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-08-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Kadampa Meditation Centre Glasgow Cairn Craig House

1 Hamilton Road

Glasgow

G32 9QD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01