NOTOSH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC370379 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£88.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £88,885
Net assets shrinking
Down £157,834 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£89k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£103k£154k£205k£256kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£88.9k£246.7k
Current assets£81.5k£256.4k
Net assets£88.9k£246.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-01
    MCINTOSH, Morgane appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-20
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    capital · SH06
  11. 2022-04-20
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-29
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  15. 2018-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-08-09
    STUART, Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-09-01
    STUART, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As NOTOSH LIMITED
  21. 2009-12-21
    MCINTOSH, Ewan James Daniel 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ewan James Daniel Mcintosh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

27 Lauriston Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCINTOSH, Ewan James Daniel
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-12-21
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Active
MCINTOSH, Morgane
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active
STUART, Ian
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2018-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-04-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22