T.R.E.C. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC251599 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-23

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-graduate level higher education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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2022-12-15
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2017-06-29
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2016-08-03
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2016-07-21
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2016-04-29
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2016-04-28
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2016-04-27
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HENDERSON, James appointed
secretary
2016-04-27
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HENDERSON, Clare appointed
director
2016-04-27
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HALL, David resigned
secretary
2016-04-27
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HALL, Sheila resigned
director
2003-06-26
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-06-26
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-06-23
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Company incorporated
As T.R.E.C. LIMITED
2003-06-23
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HALL, David appointed
secretary
2003-06-23
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-23
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HALL, Sheila appointed
director
2003-06-23
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Clare Henderson Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-06-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85422 — Post-graduate level higher education

Registered office

39 Glenhead Crescent

Clydebank

Dunbartonshire

G81 6LL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-07

Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HENDERSON, James→

secretary · appointed 2016-04-27

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Active

HENDERSON, Clare→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-27

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Active

HALL, David→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2016-04-27

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

HALL, Sheila→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2016-04-27

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

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