ALLT DEARG EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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SC454209 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-07-10
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 · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-02
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-15
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLT DEARG EDUCATIONAL TRUST
  18. 2013-07-10
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    BARBER, Elaine appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    BROADFOOT, Mary Katherine appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    LARGE, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Jim, Sir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Surgery
School Road
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BARBER, Elaine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active
BROADFOOT, Mary Katherine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active
LARGE, Andrew→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active
MCDONALD, Jim, Sir→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27