STATION HOUSE MEDIA UNIT

🌳Matureactive

SC332413 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-10-15

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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2024-12-23
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2024-12-09
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2024-12-04
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ELADANY, Abeer Helmy Mohamed resigned
director
2024-01-29
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2024-01-29
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2024-01-10
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2023-12-07
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PALMER, Judith Ann appointed
director
2023-12-07
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HENRY, Gavin Clive resigned
director
2023-10-02
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2023-09-29
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2023-09-29
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2022-12-15
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2022-11-03
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HENRY, Gavin Clive appointed
director
2022-11-03
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2022-06-01
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2022-06-01
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2022-06-01
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2022-05-05
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LAING, Sinclair appointed
director
2022-04-05
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officers · CH03
2022-01-10
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2022-01-10
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2021-12-16
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2021-12-09
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WHITE, David resigned
director
2021-12-09
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YOUNGSON, Nicola resigned
director
2021-03-25
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2021-03-25
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2021-02-04
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SCOTT, Jenifer Mary Barron, Dr appointed
director
2020-12-03
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ROBERTSON, Andrew George resigned
director
2019-04-04
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ADAM, George appointed
director
2017-12-05
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IRONSIDE, David resigned
director
2017-11-02
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ERSKINE, Avril Vivienne resigned
director
2016-02-04
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MCLEAN, Simon Paul appointed
director
2016-02-04
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ELADANY, Abeer Helmy Mohamed appointed
director
2015-11-25
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MCDERMID, Roderick Alex resigned
director
2015-09-03
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STRACHAN, Scott resigned
director
2015-02-05
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IRONSIDE, David appointed
director
2014-05-01
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EVANS, Jillian Margaret appointed
director
2014-05-01
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ERSKINE, Avril Vivienne appointed
director
2014-03-25
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BENNETT, Rebecca Mary resigned
director
2014-03-25
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MINTY, John resigned
director
2013-02-12
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ROBERTSON, Andrew George appointed
director
2013-02-12
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STRACHAN, Scott appointed
director
2012-09-06
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FOREMAN, Shona resigned
director
2012-09-06
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HAZELLE, Paul resigned
director
2011-10-28
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MCDERMID, Roderick Alex appointed
director
2011-10-28
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MINTY, John appointed
director
2011-06-02
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YOUNGSON, Nicola appointed
director
2011-04-12
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DAWSON, Gary resigned
director
2010-12-09
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SMITH, Brian resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Incorporated2007-10-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Station House Station Road

Woodside

Aberdeen

AB24 2WB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15