FARE SCOTLAND LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC339537 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-13

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
90030Artistic creation
93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-03-13
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2025-12-19
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2025-09-30
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officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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GEARY, Mark Stephen appointed
director
2025-03-13
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KERR, William resigned
director
2025-03-13
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officers · TM01
2025-02-03
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2025-02-03
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officers · TM01
2025-01-27
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SHAW, Gordon resigned
director
2025-01-27
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THOMSON, Vanessa Fernand resigned
director
2024-10-25
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officers · TM01
2024-10-24
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STRAITON, Lorraine resigned
director
2024-10-04
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2024-10-04
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2024-10-01
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2024-09-13
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BAIRD, Russell William appointed
director
2024-09-13
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BENSON, Ian appointed
director
2024-09-13
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PINDER, Louisa appointed
director
2024-09-13
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STRAITON, Lorraine appointed
director
2024-09-13
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UREN, Katy Anne resigned
director
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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2024-08-26
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2024-08-23
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MCNEILL, Morag resigned
director
2024-08-23
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STEWART, Scott resigned
director
2024-05-02
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2024-04-25
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PLUNKETT, Nicola appointed
director
2024-04-11
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2024-03-31
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GODFREY, Andrew resigned
director
2023-11-21
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2023-11-03
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2023-08-10
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incorporation · MA
2023-08-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-20
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STEWART, Scott appointed
director
2022-02-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Social Growth Fund 2 LLP
2021-12-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Social Growth Fund 2 LLP
2021-03-07
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LENNOX, Brian resigned
director
2019-12-09
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UREN, Katy Anne appointed
director
2018-02-28
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THOMSON, Vanessa Fernand appointed
director
2017-04-26
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BESTOW, Jackie resigned
director
2016-12-14
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BROWN, Rachael Olive, Ms. resigned
director
2016-12-14
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COULSON, Linda O'Hare resigned
director
2015-11-23
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BROWN, Rachael Olive, Ms. appointed
director
2015-11-23
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COULSON, Linda O'Hare appointed
director
2015-11-23
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SHAW, Gordon appointed
director
2015-09-30
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WHITTEN, Catherine resigned
director
2014-11-01
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MILLAR, Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-11-25
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MILLAR, Elizabeth appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-03-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Bannatyne House

31 Drumlanrig Avenue

Glasgow

G34 0JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13