COLOURFUL HERITAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC434699 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-10-15
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.
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

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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-20
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  3. 2024-08-15
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-21
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  5. 2022-10-28
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  6. 2021-10-06
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  7. 2020-10-07
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  8. 2019-10-01
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  9. 2019-01-21
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  10. 2018-09-29
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  11. 2018-08-16
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-08
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  13. 2016-07-28
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  14. 2015-10-16
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  15. 2015-09-30
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  16. 2013-04-25
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    QUAYUM, Sajid Sabeih appointed
    director
  17. 2012-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As COLOURFUL HERITAGE LIMITED
  18. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    DURRANI, Amanullah appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Tariq Masood appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amanullah Durrani
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Office 822 3 Fitzroy Place
1/1 Sauchiehall Street
Finnieston
Glasgow
G3 7RH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DURRANI, Amanullah→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
QUAYUM, Sajid Sabeih→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-25
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Active
SHAIKH, Tariq Masood→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-01