M.B. EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC209938 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -89% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,432
Cash draining
Cash down 89% YoY
Cash YoY
-89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£152
↓ 89% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£5k-£4k-£3k-£1k£85£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-1.4k£-1.7k
Cash£152£1.4k
Net assets£-3.4k£-5.1k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-04-16
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  3. 2025-04-02
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    BREMNER, Violet Cameron resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  5. 2024-08-14
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  6. 2024-08-14
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-08-12
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    BREMNER, Violet Cameron appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-08-10
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    SAUNDERS, Grant resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  10. 2022-05-30
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  11. 2021-10-15
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  12. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2020-07-07
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  14. 2019-09-02
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  15. 2018-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  16. 2018-07-07
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  17. 2017-06-20
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  18. 2016-06-10
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  19. 2010-02-01
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    SAUNDERS, Grant appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-01-31
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    O'BRIEN, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-17
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    O'BRIEN, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-02
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    BREMNER, Michael Wilson, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-02
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    MOYSE, Margaret Blair resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-29
    ➖
    MARTIN, Cilla resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-06-29
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    MARTIN, Cilla resigned
    director
  26. 2005-09-12
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    BRYSON, Charles resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-12
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    MARTIN, Cilla appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-09-12
    ➖
    BREMNER, Michael Wilson, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2005-09-12
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    BRYSON, Charles John resigned
    director
  30. 2005-09-12
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    MARTIN, Cilla appointed
    director
  31. 2005-09-12
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    MCLENNAN, Kenneth Alexander resigned
    director
  32. 2005-09-12
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    MOYSE, Margaret Blair appointed
    director
  33. 2004-01-16
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    HAIG, Robert James resigned
    director
  34. 2003-01-05
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    BRYSON, Charles John appointed
    director
  35. 2001-08-31
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    MCLENNAN, Kenneth Alexander appointed
    director
  36. 2000-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As M.B. EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  37. 2000-08-11
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    BRYSON, Charles appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2000-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2000-08-11
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    BREMNER, Michael Wilson, Dr appointed
    director
  41. 2000-08-11
    ➕
    HAIG, Robert James appointed
    director
  42. 2000-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2000-08-11
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Michael Wilson Bremner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/08/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Bothwell Street Suite 332 And 334, Central Chambers,
Glasgow
G2 6NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

BREMNER, Michael Wilson, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-07-02
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Active
BREMNER, Violet Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2024-08-12 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
BRYSON, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
MARTIN, Cilla→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-17 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Grant→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2024-08-10
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2000-08-11
Resigned
BREMNER, Michael Wilson, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
BRYSON, Charles John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-01-05 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
HAIG, Robert James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2004-01-16
Resigned
MARTIN, Cilla→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
MCLENNAN, Kenneth Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
MOYSE, Margaret Blair→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2007-07-02
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2000-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18