THE LANGUAGE HUB C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
SC398135 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-20
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85200Primary education
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-17
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-17
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  8. 2023-10-17
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2019-03-26
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  14. 2018-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-03
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    WIELER GOODBRAND, Andrea Bettina appointed
    director
  18. 2011-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As THE LANGUAGE HUB C.I.C.
  19. 2011-04-20
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    GORDON, Michèle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Andrea Bettina Wieler Goodbrand
Individual · Swiss · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/01/2017
Ms Michele Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

7 Keith Street
Glasgow
G11 6QQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GORDON, Michèle→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-04-20
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WIELER GOODBRAND, Andrea Bettina→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-01-03
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Recent filings (48 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22