MUIRHOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP

🌳Matureactive
SC365767 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-09-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
39 officers (6 active, 39 linked, 35 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees11001200

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-25
    CHRISTINE, John Jenkins resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-10-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-10-08
    MCLEAN, Gillian appointed
    director
  9. 2025-10-08
    POWERS, Collin appointed
    director
  10. 2025-10-08
    VAN BEUSEKOM, Carol appointed
    director
  11. 2025-06-27
    RONDINA-SCALES, Matthew Vincent appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-06-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-05-29
    BEGBIE, Liam resigned
    director
  15. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-12-04
    SHANKS, Dean resigned
    secretary
  17. 2024-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-12-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2024-11-07
    AIRLIE, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2024-10-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-11-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-05-31
    CRAWFORD, Julie resigned
    director
  24. 2023-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-07-06
    AIRLIE, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-10-26
    MELVILLE, Naomi Ruth resigned
    director
  29. 2020-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  30. 2020-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2020-10-14
    CRAWFORD, Julie appointed
    director
  32. 2020-01-15
    SMITH, Lauren Aileen resigned
    director
  33. 2019-12-11
    MCKAY, Debbie resigned
    director
  34. 2019-02-22
    CHRISTINE, John Jenkins appointed
    director
  35. 2019-02-22
    MCKAY, Debbie appointed
    director
  36. 2019-02-06
    AIRLIE, Sarah resigned
    director
  37. 2019-02-06
    SMITH, Lauren Aileen appointed
    director
  38. 2018-09-30
    BEGBIE, Liam appointed
    director
  39. 2018-09-30
    MELVILLE, Naomi Ruth appointed
    director
  40. 2018-09-29
    DAUBENSPECK, Robert, Dr resigned
    director
  41. 2018-09-29
    DUNN, Malcolm William resigned
    director
  42. 2018-09-29
    FRASER, Karen resigned
    director
  43. 2018-09-29
    GENOVESE, Rebecca resigned
    director
  44. 2018-09-29
    MITCHELL, Claire resigned
    director
  45. 2018-09-29
    WILLIAMSON, Lauren Susan resigned
    director
  46. 2017-09-29
    MACDONALD, Hazel resigned
    director
  47. 2017-03-29
    DUNN, Malcolm William appointed
    director
  48. 2017-03-29
    WILLIAMSON, Lauren Susan appointed
    director
  49. 2016-03-01
    HODGSON, Julia Anne appointed
    director
  50. 2015-09-09
    LINDSAY, Michael resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 92 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 72 — 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 72 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 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BEGBIE, Liam resigned 2025-05-29; CHRISTINE, John Jenkins resigned 2026-02-25

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

67 Pennywell Road
Edinburgh
EH4 4NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (6 active · 33 resigned)

RONDINA-SCALES, Matthew Vincent
secretary · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
HODGSON, Julia Anne
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
MCLEAN, Gillian
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-10-08
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Active
POWERS, Collin
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-10-08
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Active
SWEENY, Charles Cornelius
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-08-27
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Active
VAN BEUSEKOM, Carol
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-08
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Active
JOHNSON, Peter Andrew
secretary · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
SHANKS, Dean
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2024-12-04
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-18 · resigned 2010-03-30
Resigned
AIRLIE, Peter
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-07-06 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned
AIRLIE, Sarah
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2019-02-06
Resigned
ANDERSON, Karen
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2012-09-18
Resigned
BEGBIE, Liam
director · ~27y · appointed 2018-09-30 · resigned 2025-05-29
Resigned
BITEL, Mark David
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2013-09-25
Resigned
CHRISTINE, John Jenkins
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-22 · resigned 2026-02-25
Resigned
COLLOP, Alex
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-18 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Julie
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-10-14 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Julie
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2012-01-30
Resigned
DALE, Kevin
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
DAUBENSPECK, Robert, Dr
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2018-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26