INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF CHILD LANGUAGE

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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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-28
    ➖
    GATHERCOLE, Virginia Carol Mueller, Professor resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-06-13
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    CHONDROGIANNI, Vasiliki, Professor appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-09-10
    ➖
    BAKER, Anne, Professor resigned
    director
  18. 2021-09-10
    ➕
    GATHERCOLE, Virginia Carol Mueller, Professor appointed
    director
  19. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-10-01
    ➖
    SERRATRICE, Ludovica, Dr resigned
    secretary
  24. 2017-10-01
    ➕
    BAKER, Anne, Professor appointed
    director
  25. 2017-10-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Eve Vivienne resigned
    director
  26. 2017-10-01
    ➖
    SORACE, Antonella, Professor resigned
    director
  27. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    RABAGLIATI, Hugh Allan, Professor appointed
    director
  28. 2014-07-19
    ➕
    CLARK, Eve Vivienne appointed
    director
  29. 2014-07-19
    ➖
    LIEVEN, Elena resigned
    director
  30. 2011-10-14
    ➖
    CONTI-RAMSDEN, Gina, Professor resigned
    director
  31. 2011-10-14
    ➕
    LIEVEN, Elena appointed
    director
  32. 2007-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF CHILD LANGUAGE
  33. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    OTA, Mitsuhiko, Professor appointed
    director
  34. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    SERRATRICE, Ludovica, Dr appointed
    secretary
  35. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    CONTI-RAMSDEN, Gina, Professor appointed
    director
  38. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    SORACE, Antonella, Professor appointed
    director
  39. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2007-09-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    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