SCHOOLGRID LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC333369 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-05

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£528.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other software publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £528,803

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.1m

Net Worth

£529k

Current Assets

£1.4m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£538.9k
Current assets	£1.38M
Cash	£1.06M
Debtors	£227.8k
Net assets	£528.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-12-15
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officers · CH01
2025-12-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-12
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address · AD01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-17
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officers · CH01
2025-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA01
2024-11-15
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TRAVIS, Michael appointed
director
2024-11-15
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officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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officers · TM01
2024-10-31
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BUTTS, Nicholas resigned
director
2024-05-15
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officers · AP01
2024-05-13
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KEHOE, Holly Simone appointed
director
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
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mortgage · MR04
2023-04-04
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mortgage · MR04
2023-04-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-04-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-11-08
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officers · AP01
2022-11-08
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officers · AP01
2022-10-10
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WAITT, Keith Whitelaw appointed
director
2022-10-10
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WATTS, Frank appointed
director
2022-10-10
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BUTTS, Nicholas appointed
director
2022-01-10
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O'BRIEN, Linda appointed
director
2021-10-01
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CLARK, Gary appointed
director
2021-02-26
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COCHRANE, Samuel resigned
director
2019-05-15
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COCHRANE, Samuel appointed
director
2017-07-09
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DZIADAK, Krystyna resigned
secretary
2017-07-09
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DZIADAK, Krystyna resigned
director
2016-10-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-09-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-09-20
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CURTIS, Dugald appointed
director
2014-03-01
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CURTIS, Dugald resigned
director
2007-11-06
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-06
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-05
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Company incorporated
As SCHOOLGRID LTD
2007-11-05
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DZIADAK, Krystyna appointed
secretary
2007-11-05
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-05
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CURTIS, Dugald appointed
director
2007-11-05
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DZIADAK, Krystyna appointed
director
2007-11-05
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dugald Curtis Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	05/11/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Adam Curtisceased 05/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Dan Curtisceased 12/11/2018· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated2007-11-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31