THE ROSE ABBEY SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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SC328320 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-07-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does

Likely operated as an educational trust running a pre-primary school or nursery setting in Scotland, providing early childhood education and care for young children before primary school age, though the organisation has since been voluntarily dissolved.

Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-08-09
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2013-08-09
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-04-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2013-04-02
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2012-10-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2012-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2011-08-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2011-08-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  9. 2011-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  10. 2011-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  11. 2011-08-01
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    RUSSELL, Clodagh Rebecca Helen appointed
    director
  12. 2011-08-01
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    BALL, Christopher David resigned
    director
  13. 2011-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2010-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  15. 2010-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  16. 2010-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  17. 2010-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  18. 2010-08-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2010-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2010-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    HOWARD, Andrew William appointed
    director
  23. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    BALL, Christopher David appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    BOKOR, Beryl resigned
    director
  25. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    BOKOR, Zoltan, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2009-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2009-08-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  28. 2009-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2008-10-27
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  30. 2008-07-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  31. 2008-07-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  32. 2008-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  33. 2007-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ROSE ABBEY SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST
  34. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    R & R URQUHART appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    WHITE, Edward appointed
    director
  36. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2007-07-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    BOKOR, Beryl appointed
    director
  39. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    BOKOR, Zoltan, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2007-07-25
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2007-07-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-08-09

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2007-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

121 High Street
Forres
IV36 1AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

R & R URQUHART→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-25
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Active
HOWARD, Andrew William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-01
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Active
RUSSELL, Clodagh Rebecca Helen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-08-01
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Active
WHITE, Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25
Resigned
BALL, Christopher David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
BOKOR, Beryl→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
BOKOR, Zoltan, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-08-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-04-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-04-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-02-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2011-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-08-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-25