LIVING CLASSROOMS C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
SC382632 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-07-27
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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-14📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2016-09-14📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2016-04-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-04-27✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2016-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-09-30➖PEARCE, Caroline Dorothee resigneddirector
- 2010-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs LIVING CLASSROOMS C.I.C.
- 2010-07-27➕WARDEN, Andrew Donald appointeddirector
- 2010-07-27➕WARDEN, Claire Helen appointeddirector
- 2010-07-27➕PEARCE, Caroline Dorothee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Donald Warden Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/04/2016 |
Mrs Claire Helen Warden Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A B C CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED→ SC229641 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 1600 | 24y | 82 | 70y |
| IMPACT TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD.→ SC254646 · est 2003 | — | — | £967.8k | — | 22y | 82 | 69y |
| MINDSTRETCHERS LTD.→ SC183027 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 800 | 28y | 82 | 64y |
| NEVIS BANK NURSERY LIMITED→ SC165294 · est 1996 | — | — | £237.5k | — | 29y | 82 | 69y |
| XL TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC258761 · est 2003 | — | — | £17.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 61y |
| RHET PERTH & KINROSS COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE→ SC257016 · est 2003 | — | — | £9.3k | — | 22y | 81 | 76y |
| PUSH (PERTH & KINROSS) LIMITED→ SC229409 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 80 | 71y |
| COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING SCOTLAND→ SC326213 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 700 | 18y | 79 | 75y |
| IF ONLY TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC500215 · est 2015 | — | — | £6.6k | — | 11y | 79 | 60y |
| AVIEMORE AND GLENMORE COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC578898 · est 2017 | — | — | £118.3k | — | 8y | 78 | 74y |
| CLAIRE WARDEN LIMITED→ SC422739 · est 2012 | — | — | — | 100 | 14y | 78 | 64y |
| CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC209337 · est 2000 | — | — | — | — | 25y | 78 | 59y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
The Old School
Fowlis Wester
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WARDEN, Andrew Donald→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-27
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WARDEN, Claire Helen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-27
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PEARCE, Caroline Dorothee→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2014-09-30
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Recent filings (47 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-31