KEYS FOR THE FUTURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC449256 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 79 → 70
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buyunclassified
  • Opportunity score: 7970
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7565
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-07-26
    HOGG, Philip Simon appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-01-25
    DE OLIVEIRA, Irineu resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-12
    HOGG, Philip James Harry appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KEYS FOR THE FUTURE LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-03
    HOGG, Gwen Lorraine appointed
    director
  23. 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

48/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gwen Lorraine Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
2550%
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
2550%
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: 2026-05-17OVERDUE
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 (39 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-30
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