CURIOUS MINDS EDUCATION CENTRE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC505996 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£118.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £118,228
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,125 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£118k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£60k£90k£120k£150kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£118.2k£142.4k
Current assets£140.6k£149.6k
Net assets£118.2k£142.4k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-26
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  3. 2024-05-27
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  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-08-18
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  10. 2021-05-31
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  11. 2020-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-02-28
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  13. 2018-11-19
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  14. 2018-11-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-11-19
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  16. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-22
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    DEAN, Heather Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-01-22
    ➕
    DEAN, Heather Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-22
    ➕
    GAULD, Petina Maria appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-04
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    MOIR, Sara appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-06-04
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    GAULD, Heather Margaret resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CURIOUS MINDS EDUCATION CENTRE LTD
  23. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    MOIR, Sara Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-15
    ➕
    GAULD, Heather Margaret appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Ms Sara Elizabeth Moir
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2016
Miss Petina Gauld
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2016
Mrs Heather Margaret Dean
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

57 High Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

DEAN, Heather Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-22
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Active
MOIR, Sara→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-04
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Active
DEAN, Heather Margaret→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-22
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Active
GAULD, Petina Maria→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOIR, Sara Elizabeth→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAULD, Heather Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31