HDC (EDUCATION GROUP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC502407 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-02
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
41 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
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Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£96k£143k£191k£239kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£26.5k
Current assets—£239.0k
Cash—£9.4k
Debtors—£229.5k
Net assets—£26.5k
Average employees100—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    ANDERSON, Christopher Nelson resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-02
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-10-02
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-02
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-10-01
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    ANDERSON, Clive Vernon appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Darren appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert David appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Alvin appointed
    director
  15. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    FENNELL, Edward appointed
    director
  16. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Christopher Nelson appointed
    director
  17. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Robin John resigned
    director
  18. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2023-04-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2020-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2020-02-25
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    YOUNG, Derek Thomas resigned
    secretary
  28. 2020-02-25
    ➖
    YOUNG, Derek Thomas resigned
    director
  29. 2015-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As HDC (EDUCATION GROUP) LIMITED
  30. 2015-04-02
    ➕
    YOUNG, Derek Thomas appointed
    secretary
  31. 2015-04-02
    ➕
    CLARK, Robin John appointed
    director
  32. 2015-04-02
    ➕
    YOUNG, Derek Thomas appointed
    director
  33. 2015-04-02
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gaynor appointed
    director
  34. 2015-04-02
    ➖
    YOUNG, Gaynor resigned
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hdc (Group Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hdc (Group Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HDC (EDUCATION GROUP) LIMITED
This company · SC502407

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hdc (Group Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/03/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Derek Thomas Youngceased 10/03/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mrs Gaynor Anne Youngceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robin John Clarkceased 10/03/2020· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Maritime Court, 2 Cartside Avenue Inchinnan Business Park
Inchinnan
Renfrew
PA4 9RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

ANDERSON, Clive Vernon→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Darren→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Robert David→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Alvin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENNELL, Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Derek Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2020-02-25
Resigned
ANDERSON, Christopher Nelson→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
CLARK, Robin John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
YOUNG, Derek Thomas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2020-02-25
Resigned
YOUNG, Gaynor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2015-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-14