LANDLORD ACCREDITATION SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC339155 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
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. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
54 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-06
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    DUNN, Judith Margaret Hourston resigned
    director
  5. 2024-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-15
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    WIEWIORKA, Amanda appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-18
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    MALCOLM, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    CARRUTHERS, James Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MALCOLM, Andrew James resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-16
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    MALCOLM, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-12
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    LAING, Sarah-Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As LANDLORD ACCREDITATION SCOTLAND LIMITED
  24. 2008-03-07
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    BLACKWOOD, John appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, James Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    DUNN, Judith Margaret Hourston appointed
    director
  28. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    LAING, Sarah-Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Blackwood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Hopetoun Gate
8b Mcdonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BLACKWOOD, John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIEWIORKA, Amanda→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALCOLM, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2014-04-18
Resigned
CARRUTHERS, James Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
DUNN, Judith Margaret Hourston→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2024-08-06
Resigned
LAING, Sarah-Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-11-12
Resigned
MALCOLM, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19