HIBERNIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC345199 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-07-02
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 34 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees192100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-18
    CUMMING, Grahame Taylor resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-21
    SINGH, Daljit resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-24
    BARR, Alastair Barclay resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-01-23
    KENSELL, Ben resigned
    director
  11. 2024-10-22
    CARGILL, Jan resigned
    director
  12. 2024-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-10-02
    NEWELL, Joseph Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-06
    MARSHALL, David James resigned
    director
  16. 2024-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-02-21
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-02-20
    SMITH, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2024-02-20
    MCPHERSON, Margaret Walker resigned
    director
  22. 2024-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-01-16
    DUNN, Sean appointed
    director
  24. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-09-07
    WILLIAMSON, Alan James resigned
    director
  26. 2023-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2023-08-31
    GRAY, Iain Cumming resigned
    director
  28. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-03-03
    BOYLE, Grace Alexandra resigned
    director
  31. 2023-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2023-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2023-01-25
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    officers · AP01
  34. 2023-01-20
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    officers · AP01
  35. 2023-01-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  36. 2023-01-17
    GORDON, Katherine Campbell appointed
    director
  37. 2023-01-17
    POWER, Kieran appointed
    director
  38. 2023-01-17
    CARGILL, Jan appointed
    secretary
  39. 2023-01-17
    CARGILL, Jan resigned
    secretary
  40. 2023-01-17
    BARR, Alastair Barclay appointed
    director
  41. 2023-01-17
    CARGILL, Jan appointed
    director
  42. 2023-01-17
    FORSYTH, David William resigned
    director
  43. 2023-01-17
    MARSHALL, David James appointed
    director
  44. 2023-01-17
    MELEE, Lewis Campbell resigned
    director
  45. 2023-01-04
    SINGH, Daljit appointed
    director
  46. 2022-08-10
    CROMAR, Fraser William resigned
    director
  47. 2022-03-30
    MCPHERSON, Margaret Walker appointed
    director
  48. 2021-10-19
    KENSELL, Ben appointed
    director
  49. 2021-07-05
    MELEE, Lewis Campbell appointed
    director
  50. 2021-07-03
    BENNETT, Charles resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Hibernian Football Club Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Hibernian Football Club Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HIBERNIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED
This company · SC345199

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Hibernian Football Club Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Easter Road Stadium
12 Albion Place
Edinburgh
EH7 5QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (5 active · 31 resigned)

DUNN, Sean
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-16
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Active
GORDON, Katherine Campbell
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
NEWELL, Joseph Peter
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-10-02
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Active
POWER, Kieran
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
SMITH, Steven
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-02-20
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Active
CARGILL, Jan
secretary · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2023-01-17
Resigned
GARDINER, Tim Campbell
secretary · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
BARR, Alastair Barclay
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2025-01-24
Resigned
BENNETT, Charles
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2021-07-03
Resigned
BOYLE, Grace Alexandra
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-18 · resigned 2023-03-03
Resigned
BRUTON, Annette
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
CARGILL, Jan
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2024-10-22
Resigned
CROMAR, Fraser William
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-18 · resigned 2022-08-10
Resigned
CUMMING, Grahame Taylor
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-06 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned
DEACON, Susan Catherine, Professor
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2012-10-30
Resigned
DEMPSTER, Leeann
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
DUNCAN, Atholl Scott
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-12-18 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
FORSYTH, David William
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2023-01-17
Resigned
GARDNER, Tim
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
GRAY, Iain Cumming
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17