SCOTTISH MEDIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC258173 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-10-24

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

94 officers (14 active, 94 linked, 87 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

220 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£170.7k
Current assets	—	£173.7k
Net assets	—	£135.9k
Average employees	5	—

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 (197 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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2025-10-17
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officers · TM01
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FORBES, Euan appointed
director
2025-10-06
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MACQUEEN, Andrew William appointed
director
2025-10-06
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SLATER, Erin appointed
director
2025-10-06
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SCOTT, David Thomas Patrick resigned
director
2025-10-06
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WAITE, Michael Mark resigned
director
2025-03-05
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2025-03-05
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2025-02-28
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BUNTON, Leonard Claude Hill resigned
director
2025-02-28
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LEONARD, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
director
2024-10-29
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2024-10-07
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ALLISON, Laura Sally appointed
director
2024-10-07
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CHRYSTAL, Tracey appointed
director
2024-10-07
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STRANG, Ralph Adam appointed
director
2024-10-07
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THOMSON, Benjamin Robert Mcgregor appointed
director
2024-10-07
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CUBITT, Rosanne Jane resigned
director
2024-10-07
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THOMAS, Alun resigned
director
2024-10-07
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UNSWORTH, Jacqueline Ruth resigned
director
2024-01-05
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2023-12-31
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FRASER, Alastair Ronald Leslie resigned
director
2023-11-02
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2023-10-09
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CURRIE, Malcolm appointed
director
2023-10-09
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DUSHKOVA, Hanna appointed
director
2023-10-09
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SCOTT, Patrick William Armstrong appointed
director
2023-10-09
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ALLEN, Sarah Catherine resigned
director
2023-10-09
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CATHCART, Craig resigned
director
2023-10-09
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HARPER, Colin resigned
director
2022-10-03
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BAILEY, Tamsin Mishael appointed
director
2022-10-03
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OVERTON, Githathevi Kanisin appointed
director
2022-10-03
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GARLAND, Eilish Ann Quinn resigned
director
2022-10-03
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HEENAN, Amanda resigned
director
2022-10-03
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LEONARD, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
director
2022-10-03
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MCKINLAY, Gordon John resigned
director
2022-10-03
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TEDCASTLE, Samantha Ann Marjoriebanks resigned
director

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Owner dependency

70/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SCOTT, David Thomas Patrick resigned 2025-10-06; WAITE, Michael Mark resigned 2025-10-06

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-10-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

18 York Place

Edinburgh

EH1 3EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-07

Last: 2025-10-24