YOUR OPTIONS UNDERSTOOD CIC

🌳Matureactive
SC514033 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-08-26
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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not disclosed
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-11
    ➖
    MCCALLUM, Donna resigned
    director
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-13
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    BEDI, Amrit Kaur appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-31
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    BRECKENRIDGE, John Taylor resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-09
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    ETHERINGTON, Keith appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-01-22
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    STEWART, Laura resigned
    director
  15. 2022-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-26
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    STEWART, Laura appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-02-08
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    BRECKENRIDGE, John Taylor appointed
    director
  21. 2021-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-01-13
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    MCCALLUM, Donna appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2015-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As YOUR OPTIONS UNDERSTOOD CIC
  27. 2015-08-26
    ➕
    FARREL, Danielle, Dr appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-08-26
    ➕
    FARREL, Danielle, Dr 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Danielle Farrel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

17d Caldon Road
Irvine
KA12 0RG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FARREL, Danielle, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-26
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Active
BEDI, Amrit Kaur→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-10-13
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Active
ETHERINGTON, Keith→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-09
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Active
FARREL, Danielle, Dr→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-08-26
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Active
BRECKENRIDGE, John Taylor→
director · ~86y · appointed 2021-02-08 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
MCCALLUM, Donna→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-01-13 · resigned 2023-09-11
Resigned
STEWART, Laura→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2022-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-13