CREATOVATORS C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
SC393774 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-02-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12➕CAIRNS, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2026-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-26➖GRINDLEY, June Mary resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-12➖MORRISON, Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-06➕MUI, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-14➖HENDERSON, Susanna Ruth Sjostein resigneddirector
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-31➕PATRICK, Jacqueline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-08-30➖RUTHERFORD, Alan John Botfield resigneddirector
- 2021-07-01➕MORRISON, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-15➖ALBROW, Karen Nicole resigneddirector
- 2020-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-21➕HENDERSON, Susanna Ruth Sjostein appointeddirector
- 2019-06-05➖COOPER, Alastair Bryce resigneddirector
- 2019-02-18➕SIMMONS, David Robert, Dr appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕ALBROW, Karen Nicole appointeddirector
- 2017-01-18➕RUTHERFORD, Alan John Botfield appointeddirector
- 2016-09-05➖COOPER, Barrie Hordern resigneddirector
- 2015-03-09➖MACBAIN, Irene Isobel resigneddirector
- 2013-02-14➖GINDLEY, June Mary resigneddirector
- 2012-11-14➕COOPER, Alastair Bryce appointeddirector
- 2012-11-14➕COOPER, Barrie Hordern appointeddirector
- 2011-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CREATOVATORS C.I.C.
- 2011-02-18➕GANNON, Lucy Rae appointeddirector
- 2011-02-18➖GANNON, Lucy Rae resigneddirector
- 2011-02-18➕GINDLEY, June Mary appointeddirector
- 2011-02-18➕GRINDLEY, June Mary appointeddirector
- 2011-02-18➕MACBAIN, Irene Isobel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs June Mary Grindley Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| SOMERSET NURSERY SERVICES LTD.→ SC200542 · est 1999 | £849.5k £647.2k–£1.05M | £925.0k | — | 2900 | 26y | 84 | 78y |
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| COSMIC COPPERS CHILDCARE LIMITED→ SC337815 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 61y |
| FARE SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC339537 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 75y |
| HEART FOR THE CITY→ SC256661 · est 2003 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 60y |
| HYDE-N-SEEK (BELLSHILL) LTD.→ SC355163 · est 2009 | — | — | £211.9k | — | 17y | 83 | 59y |
| ROSEMOUNT LIFELONG LEARNING→ SC190521 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
13 Drumbeg Terrace
Milngavie
Glasgow
G62 7RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
CAIRNS, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-05-12
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Active
PATRICK, Jacqueline Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-31
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SIMMONS, David Robert, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-18
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MORRISON, Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-12-12
ALBROW, Karen Nicole→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-24 · resigned 2020-09-15
COOPER, Alastair Bryce→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2019-06-05
COOPER, Barrie Hordern→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2016-09-05
GANNON, Lucy Rae→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2011-02-18
GINDLEY, June Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2013-02-14
GRINDLEY, June Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2025-09-26
HENDERSON, Susanna Ruth Sjostein→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2020-05-21 · resigned 2022-12-14
MACBAIN, Irene Isobel→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2015-03-09
RUTHERFORD, Alan John Botfield→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2017-01-18 · resigned 2021-08-30
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Recent filings (63 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12