DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC

🌳Matureactive

SC313681 · plc · incorporated 2006-12-19

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 19.3y 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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 19.3y

75/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (4 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,657,646

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

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
Profit before tax	£1.66M	£-3.11M
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-30
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THOMSON, Paul Justin appointed
director
2025-03-30
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EMMOTT, Robert James resigned
director
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
director
2024-01-29
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GORDON, John Stephen resigned
director
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2023-06-30
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigned
director
2023-06-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
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MCGHEE, Steven John appointed
director
2023-05-15
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2022-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-08
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-04-01
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RESOLIS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-03-31
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INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-09-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-23
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
director
2021-08-23
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RICHARDSON, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2021-05-10
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COLGAN, Gregory Thomas resigned
director
2021-05-10
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EMMOTT, Robert James appointed
director
2021-05-10
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FLIGHT, Alexander resigned
director
2020-07-30
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FLIGHT, Alexander appointed
director
2019-05-01
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BURGE, Richard William Francis resigned
director
2019-05-01
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2019-05-01
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GORDON, John Stephen resigned
director
2019-05-01
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RICHARDSON, Christopher Richard appointed
director
2019-05-01
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RICHARDSON, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2019-05-01
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RICHARDSON, Christopher Richard appointed
director
2017-06-19
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COLGAN, Gregory Thomas appointed
director
2017-06-19
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STEWART, Marjory May resigned
director
2016-04-01
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BAND, James Taylor resigned
secretary
2016-04-01
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INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-11-01
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2015-11-01
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MCDONAGH, John resigned
director
2015-04-30
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JOHNSTONE, Peter resigned
secretary
2015-04-30
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MCEWAN, Alastair John Angus resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 76 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC

This company · SC313681

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Prudential Trustee Company Limitedceased 20/11/2023· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2006-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Resolis Limited Exchange Tower, 11th Floor

19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-24

Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (4 active · 23 resigned)

RESOLIS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→

director · ~61y · appointed 2024-01-29

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Active

MCGHEE, Steven John→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-15

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Active

THOMSON, Paul Justin→

director · ~49y · appointed 2025-03-30

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Active

BAND, James Taylor→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2016-04-01

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2022-03-31

Resigned

BOYLE, David Millar→

director · ~82y · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2010-05-26

Resigned

BURGE, Richard William Francis→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2019-05-01

Resigned

CHRISTIE, Rory William→

director · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2023-05-15

Resigned

CHRISTIE, Rory William→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2014-08-13

Resigned

COLGAN, Gregory Thomas→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-06-19 · resigned 2021-05-10

Resigned

DORWARD, David Keay→

director · ~72y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2009-09-01

Resigned

EMMOTT, Robert James→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-10 · resigned 2025-03-30

Resigned

FLIGHT, Alexander→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-30 · resigned 2021-05-10

Resigned

FORDYCE, Alan Peter→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-12-19 · resigned 2015-03-18

Resigned

GORDON, John Stephen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-01-29

Resigned

GORDON, John Stephen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2019-05-01

Resigned

HONEYMAN, David→

director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-27 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→

director · ~61y · appointed 2021-08-23 · resigned 2023-06-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited	Assignation in security	1 property	05/03/2012	—
outstanding	Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited	Assignment of a parent company guarantee	1 property	12/11/2009	—
outstanding	Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited	Fixed charge	1 property	27/02/2007	—
outstanding	Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited	Assignation in security	1 property	27/02/2007	—
outstanding	Prudential Trustee Company Prudential Trustee Company Limited	Floating charge	1 property	19/02/2007	—

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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-19

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

officers · AP01

2025-04-04

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

officers · TM01

2025-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-24

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

officers · TM01

2024-01-29

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

officers · AP01

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-09

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

officers · AP01

2023-06-30

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

officers · TM01

2023-06-30

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

officers · AP01

2023-05-30