KEYS FOR THE FUTURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC449256 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-03
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
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-07-26
    ➕
    HOGG, Philip Simon appointed
    director
  9. 2021-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-01-25
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    DE OLIVEIRA, Irineu resigned
    director
  19. 2015-01-12
    ➕
    HOGG, Philip James Harry appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As KEYS FOR THE FUTURE LIMITED
  21. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    HOGG, Gwen Lorraine appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    DE OLIVEIRA, Irineu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 13 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
Mrs Gwen Lorraine Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016
Mr Philip James Harry Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 05/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Backbrae Street
Kilsyth
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G65 0NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOGG, Gwen Lorraine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-03
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Active
HOGG, Philip Simon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-26
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Active
HOGG, Philip James Harry→
director · ~31y · appointed 2015-01-12
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Active
DE OLIVEIRA, Irineu→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-05-03 · resigned 2015-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27