FALKIRK SCHOOLS GATEWAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC313818 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-21

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 19.0y 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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

32 officers (8 active, 32 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-05-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
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CLAVEAU, Agnieszka appointed
director
2026-04-01
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officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2026-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
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MCINALLY, Claire Agnes appointed
director
2025-01-30
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GROAT, Alison resigned
director
2024-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-10-16
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officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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LACEY, Clare Anne appointed
director
2024-10-01
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CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser resigned
director
2024-09-03
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mortgage · MR01
2024-08-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Natwest Markets PLC as Security Trustee
2024-06-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair resigned
director
2024-02-09
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WOODBURN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2024-01-29
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-23
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-01-23
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-12-31
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CAIRNEY, Daniel James appointed
director
2023-12-31
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GREENHORN, Gary James resigned
director
2023-12-01
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GROAT, Alison appointed
director
2023-12-01
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SMITH, David Niall resigned
director
2023-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
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CAMPBELL, Alasdair appointed
director
2022-06-29
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POUPARD, Natalia resigned
director
2019-02-14
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POUPARD, Natalia appointed
director
2019-02-14
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QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2015-04-01
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
director
2015-04-01
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OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson, Mr. resigned
director
2015-04-01
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SMITH, David Niall appointed
director
2015-03-31
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
director
2014-11-17
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CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser appointed
director
2014-11-17
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HOGG, Frederick Graeme resigned
director
2013-10-11
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EXFORD, Colin Michael resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

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

Group structure

Falkirk Schools Gateway Hc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Falkirk Schools Gateway Hc Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FALKIRK SCHOOLS GATEWAY LIMITED

This company · SC313818

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
Falkirk Schools Gateway Hc Limited Corporate entity	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

Incorporated2006-12-21

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

C/O Addleshaw Goddard, 24

St. Andrew Square

Edinburgh

EH2 1AF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21