NEWBATTLE ABBEY COLLEGE

🌳Matureactive

SC262968 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-02-05

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

89 officers (16 active, 89 linked, 87 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

221 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (187 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-02-02
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BALDEH, Mariama appointed
director
2026-02-02
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PEACE, David Logan appointed
director
2026-01-13
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CURRIE, George Howard resigned
director
2026-01-13
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officers · TM01
2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-12-11
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2025-12-11
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incorporation · MA
2025-12-11
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-16
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officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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officers · TM01
2025-06-13
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GUMEDE, Salima Thando resigned
director
2025-06-13
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RYAN, Lee resigned
director
2025-02-13
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HAMER, David Charles resigned
director
2025-02-13
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officers · TM01
2025-02-13
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2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-01-31
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ZOMPOPOULOU, Zoi, Dr appointed
director
2025-01-31
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RYAN, Lee appointed
director
2025-01-28
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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GUMEDE, Salima Thando appointed
director
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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officers · AP01
2024-12-18
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REID, Iain Alexander appointed
director
2024-11-28
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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officers · TM01
2024-11-21
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CURRIE, George Howard appointed
director
2024-11-21
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WELCH, Dorothy Ann, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-11
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officers · AP01
2024-10-11
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2024-10-01
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DAVIES, Howell James appointed
director
2024-10-01
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SCHULZ, Susanne, Dr appointed
director
2024-10-01
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officers · TM01
2024-09-26
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HOULT, Simon Duncan Tuton, Dr resigned
director
2024-08-27
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MCNULTY, Denise resigned
director
2024-08-27
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officers · TM01
2024-07-22
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2024-07-21
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BAUMANN, Kathryn resigned
director
2024-06-18
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2024-06-13
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HOGG, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2024-03-21
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GRANT, Jane appointed
director
2024-03-21
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TOBIN, Alyson Kim, Professor appointed
director
2024-03-21
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WOOD, Aislinn Victoria appointed
director
2024-03-21
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GILL, Marlene resigned
director
2023-11-23
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ANGUS, Tommy resigned
director
2023-11-23
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POLLEY, Janet Agnes resigned
director
2023-10-27
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MCMANUS, Connor James resigned
director
2023-09-15
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MCNULTY, Denise appointed
director
2023-09-14
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CAPPERAULD, William Stuart resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CURRIE, George Howard resigned 2026-01-13; GUMEDE, Salima Thando resigned 2025-06-13; RYAN, Lee resigned 2025-06-13

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-02-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Newbattle Abbey College

Dalkeith

Midlothian

EH22 3LL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05