LEAD A BRIGHT FUTURE C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
SC481880 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-07-09
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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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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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
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-15
    ➖
    MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia resigned
    director
  7. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-10-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-02-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-02-03
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    MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-12
    ➕
    LIVINGSTON, Tina Laura appointed
    director
  21. 2017-11-08
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    MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia resigned
    director
  22. 2017-03-08
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    MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia appointed
    director
  23. 2014-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As LEAD A BRIGHT FUTURE C.I.C.
  24. 2014-07-09
    ➕
    MCCAW, Hugh Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2014-07-09
    ➕
    OGG, Fiona Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tina Laura Livingston
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
—25–50%25-50% voting12/12/2017
Miss Fiona Marie Ogg
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Hugh Charles Mccaw
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Gena Patricia Mcmullanceased 15/03/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Business Innovation Zone Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
EH21 6UU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LIVINGSTON, Tina Laura→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-12-12
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Active
MCCAW, Hugh Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-09
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Active
OGG, Fiona Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-09
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Active
MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-03 · resigned 2024-03-15
Resigned
MCMULLAN, Gena Patricia→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-03-08 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-29