INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF CHILD LANGUAGE

🌳Matureactive

SC330604 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-09-07

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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GATHERCOLE, Virginia Carol Mueller, Professor resigned
director
2024-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-13
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CHONDROGIANNI, Vasiliki, Professor appointed
director
2022-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-10
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BAKER, Anne, Professor resigned
director
2021-09-10
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GATHERCOLE, Virginia Carol Mueller, Professor appointed
director
2021-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-01
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SERRATRICE, Ludovica, Dr resigned
secretary
2017-10-01
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BAKER, Anne, Professor appointed
director
2017-10-01
➖
CLARK, Eve Vivienne resigned
director
2017-10-01
➖
SORACE, Antonella, Professor resigned
director
2016-07-01
➕
RABAGLIATI, Hugh Allan, Professor appointed
director
2014-07-19
➕
CLARK, Eve Vivienne appointed
director
2014-07-19
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LIEVEN, Elena resigned
director
2011-10-14
➖
CONTI-RAMSDEN, Gina, Professor resigned
director
2011-10-14
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LIEVEN, Elena appointed
director
2007-09-07
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Company incorporated
As INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF CHILD LANGUAGE
2007-09-07
➕
OTA, Mitsuhiko, Professor appointed
director
2007-09-07
➕
SERRATRICE, Ludovica, Dr appointed
secretary
2007-09-07
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-09-07
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-09-07
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CONTI-RAMSDEN, Gina, Professor appointed
director
2007-09-07
➕
SORACE, Antonella, Professor appointed
director
2007-09-07
➕
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-09-07
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JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-09-07
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-09-07
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-09-07
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-09-07
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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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

36-37 Market Square

Duns

TD11 3AL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

CHONDROGIANNI, Vasiliki, Professor→

director · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OTA, Mitsuhiko, Professor→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RABAGLIATI, Hugh Allan, Professor→

director · ~44y · appointed 2016-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SERRATRICE, Ludovica, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2007-09-07

Resigned

BAKER, Anne, Professor→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2021-09-10

Resigned

CLARK, Eve Vivienne→

director · ~84y · appointed 2014-07-19 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

CONTI-RAMSDEN, Gina, Professor→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2011-10-14

Resigned

GATHERCOLE, Virginia Carol Mueller, Professor→

director · ~79y · appointed 2021-09-10 · resigned 2025-02-28

Resigned

LIEVEN, Elena→

director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-14 · resigned 2014-07-19

Resigned

SORACE, Antonella, Professor→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2007-09-07

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2007-09-07

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2007-09-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-16

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

officers · TM01

2025-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-21

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

officers · AP01

2023-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-13