UCSS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC376269 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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.
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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➕STRACHAN, Veronica Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-03-23➖MCGEORGE, James, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-19➕MCGEORGE, James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-02-19➖WEBBER, Gerald Christopher, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-05-04➖PAUL, Nigel Anthony Lewis resigneddirector
- 2015-05-04➕WEBBER, Gerald Christopher, Dr appointeddirector
- 2011-01-12➕CAITHNESS, Michael Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-12➖ROSS, Hugh resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs UCSS LIMITED
- 2010-04-06➕WARREN, Angus James appointeddirector
- 2010-04-06➕ROSS, Hugh appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-06➕PAUL, Nigel Anthony Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 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 signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Angus James Warren Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · FK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN ROUTES STIRLING→ SC337234 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 11 | 18y | 83 | 79y |
| THE FALKIRK FOOTBALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION→ SC384619 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 65y |
| CELLFIELD READING MATTERS UK LTD→ SC239953 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 300 | 23y | 82 | 65y |
| THE MEADOWS NURSERY SCHOOL LTD.→ SC242879 · est 2003 | — | — | £200.9k | — | 23y | 82 | 68y |
| THE SCOTTISH PAINTING AND DECORATING APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL→ SC375654 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 0 | 16y | 81 | 85y |
| ADVENTURE EMERGENCY CARE LIMITED→ SC161395 · est 1995 | — | — | £10 | — | 30y | 80 | 62y |
| DOLLAR NURSERY HOLDINGS LTD→ SC424591 · est 2012 | — | — | — | — | 13y | 80 | 62y |
| DOLLAR NURSERY SCHOOL LTD→ SC270966 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 2600 | 21y | 80 | 62y |
| INDEPENDENT TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC256315 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 400 | 22y | 80 | 65y |
| LRN2DRIVE LTD→ SC322660 · est 2007 | — | — | — | — | 19y | 80 | 74y |
| NJP CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LTD.→ SC300888 · est 2006 | — | — | £3.6k | — | 20y | 80 | 73y |
| OPP4CHANGE LTD→ SC386452 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 15y | 80 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education
Registered office
Unit 27 Stirling Business Centre
Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CAITHNESS, Michael Gordon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-01-12
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STRACHAN, Veronica Mary→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-31
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WARREN, Angus James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-06
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ROSS, Hugh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2011-01-12
MCGEORGE, James, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2025-03-23
PAUL, Nigel Anthony Lewis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2015-05-04
WEBBER, Gerald Christopher, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-05-04 · resigned 2018-02-19
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Recent filings (45 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14