HEART FOR THE CITY

🌳Matureactive

SC256661 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-09-26

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
94910Activities of religious organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 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.

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	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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OWINO, Sylvester Amoke, Rev resigned
director
2025-02-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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NJENGA, Michael Timothy appointed
director
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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NJENGA, Helen Wangui appointed
director
2024-08-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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OWINO, Sylvester Amoke, Rev appointed
director
2024-01-15
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STEWART, Moira Wanjiku resigned
director
2024-01-13
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-04-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-10-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-10-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-01-02
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MWARA, Munyi Kamwana resigned
director
2015-09-01
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MWARA, Munyi Kamwana appointed
director
2015-01-31
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ODOOM, Benedict resigned
director
2014-09-01
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STEWART, Moira Wanjiku appointed
director
2011-03-07
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ODOOM, Benedict appointed
director
2011-02-25
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KARURI, Arch Lee, Dr resigned
director
2010-09-26
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MENZIES, William Harold Roderic resigned
director
2010-06-26
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KARURI, Arch Lee, Dr appointed
director
2009-02-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-01-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-09-26
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Company incorporated
As HEART FOR THE CITY
2003-09-26
➕
NJENGA, Helen appointed
secretary
2003-09-26
➕
NJENGA, Lukas Kinyanjui, Rev Dr appointed
director
2003-09-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-26
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MENZIES, William Harold Roderic appointed
director
2003-09-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-26
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-26
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NJENGA, Michael Timothy (same surname) appointed 2024-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
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.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Lukas Kinyanjui Njenga Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	01/09/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-09-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

32 Springvale Terrace

Glasgow

G21 1DS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

NJENGA, Helen→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-26

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Active

NJENGA, Helen Wangui→

director · ~60y · appointed 2024-08-15

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Active

NJENGA, Lukas Kinyanjui, Rev Dr→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-09-26

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Active

NJENGA, Michael Timothy→

director · ~28y · appointed 2024-10-01

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-26

Resigned

KARURI, Arch Lee, Dr→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-26 · resigned 2011-02-25

Resigned

MENZIES, William Harold Roderic→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2010-09-26

Resigned

MWARA, Munyi Kamwana→

director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2018-01-02

Resigned

ODOOM, Benedict→

director · ~39y · appointed 2011-03-07 · resigned 2015-01-31

Resigned

OWINO, Sylvester Amoke, Rev→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2025-02-07

Resigned

STEWART, Moira Wanjiku→

director · ~78y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2024-01-15

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-26

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	16/02/2009	02/10/2019
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	27/01/2009	02/10/2019

Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-15

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-01-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-01-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-29

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2024-01-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-09