TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC246917 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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 2025
Net worth
£156.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £156,061

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
Net Worth
£156k
Current Assets
£177k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£161.3k
Current assets£177.5k
Cash£108.1k
Debtors£69.4k
Net assets£156.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-29
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-06-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-08-26
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    HAYWARD, Lauren Danielle appointed
    director
  16. 2003-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
  17. 2003-03-31
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    HAYWARD, Sharon Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Paul Darren appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Sharon Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Mary Hayward
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Lauren Danielle Haywardceased 01/04/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

6 Queens Lane
Lossiemouth
Morayshire
IV31 6DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

HAYWARD, Sharon Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31
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Active
HAYWARD, Lauren Danielle→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-08-26
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Active
HAYWARD, Paul Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-31
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Active
HAYWARD, Sharon Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-31
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22