SOFTWARE TRAINING SCOTLAND LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC411310 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-15
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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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,490

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 162% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.5k£569
Current assets£7.5k£2.4k
Net assets£1.5k£569

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2023-11-17
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  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-08-30
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  13. 2018-08-30
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  14. 2018-04-27
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-27
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-11-16
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    CANNING, Scott William resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-18
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    CANNING, Scott William appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SOFTWARE TRAINING SCOTLAND LTD.
  20. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    BROOKS, Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    MCGLASHAN, Cathel Hugh appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-11-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Brooks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Cathel Hugh Mcglashan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Suite 4, Scarlow Business Centre Suite 4, Scarlow Business Centre
2 Scarlow Street
Port Glasgow
PA14 5EY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BROOKS, Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGLASHAN, Cathel Hugh→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-15 · resigned 2011-11-15
Resigned
CANNING, Scott William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-18 · resigned 2017-11-16
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-15 · resigned 2011-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-14