LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE

🌳Matureactive

SC381245 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-06-30

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (10 active, 24 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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WARNER-MACKINTOSH, Irene Margaret resigned
director
2026-04-14
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officers · TM01
2026-04-14
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accounts · AA
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-02-03
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PAVLENKO, Jacqueline appointed
director
2026-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-06-26
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DONALD, Cara appointed
director
2025-05-15
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-06
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts · AA
2022-03-14
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accounts · AA
2021-01-19
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accounts · AA
2020-03-20
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accounts · AA
2020-03-09
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officers · AP01
2020-03-09
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2020-03-06
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MACKAY, Christine Doreen resigned
director
2019-07-11
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officers · TM01
2019-07-11
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2019-06-30
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BYRON, Lily Alexandra resigned
director
2019-06-30
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NAMAN, Diane resigned
director
2019-06-26
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HURRION, Kaye Irene appointed
director
2018-06-28
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DAVIDSON-PAYNE, Lorraine appointed
director
2018-06-28
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BLACK, Mary Ross resigned
director
2018-06-28
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MORRISON, Anne resigned
director
2016-02-26
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MACKINTOSH, Irene Margaret appointed
director
2016-02-23
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MACDONALD, Morag appointed
director
2016-02-23
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OWEN, Thomas Adrian appointed
director
2016-02-23
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MACDONALD, Helena resigned
director
2016-02-23
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MORRISON, Anne appointed
director
2016-02-23
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SMITH, John Alexander resigned
director
2015-02-26
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WARNER-MACKINTOSH, Irene Margaret appointed
director
2015-02-25
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GOSKIRK, Myra Hendry resigned
director
2015-02-25
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MUNRO, Linda resigned
director
2014-02-19
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BLACK, Mary Ross appointed
director
2014-02-19
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HERCUS, Heidi resigned
director
2014-02-19
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NAMAN, Diane appointed
director
2013-07-01
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MACKENZIE, Marjorie appointed
director
2012-11-27
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AUVACHE, Susan Elaine resigned
director
2012-11-27
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HERCUS, Heidi appointed
director
2012-11-27
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ROSS, Elizabeth Janet Mcewan resigned
director
2012-11-27
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SMITH, John Alexander appointed
director
2011-11-29
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MCLEOD, Sanaa appointed
director
2011-11-29
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JOHNSON, Douglas resigned
director
2010-06-30
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Company incorporated
As LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE
2010-06-30
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ORR, Rita appointed
director
2010-06-30
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AUVACHE, Susan Elaine appointed
director
2010-06-30
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BYRON, Lily Alexandra 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-06-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Lairg Learning Centre

Main Street

Lairg

Sutherland

IV27 4DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22