ST ANDREWS (GLOBAL SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC485365 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,631

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 2531% YoY
Current Assets
£822
↑ 722% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£526£1k£2k£2k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£722£100
Current assets£822£100
Net assets£2.6k£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Daniel John resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-01
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    ATKINSON, Daniel John appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ST ANDREWS (GLOBAL SERVICES) LIMITED
  21. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    LOCKHART, Jeffrey Bruce appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    BOND, Richard Frank appointed
    director
  23. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    LOCKHART, Jeffrey Bruce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Jeffrey Bruce Lockhart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2024
Mr Richard Frank Bond
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David James Hoodceased 21/12/2022· 25-50% shares
  • St Andrews Management Centre Ltdceased 01/01/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

14 St. Catherine Street
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LOCKHART, Jeffrey Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-28
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Active
BOND, Richard Frank→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-08-28
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Active
LOCKHART, Jeffrey Bruce→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-08-28
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Active
ATKINSON, Daniel John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-17