15PL LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC517353 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-07

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£17.6k

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

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,642

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,609 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£18k

↓ 8.4% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 63% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£14.9k	£11.3k
Current assets	£1.8k	£4.7k
Net assets	£17.6k	£19.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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officers · AP01
2021-04-19
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MACLEOD, Murdina Anne appointed
director
2020-12-14
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accounts · AA
2019-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-20
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gazette · DISS40
2019-10-01
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-08-01
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accounts · AA
2017-08-07
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accounts · AA
2016-06-27
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MACLEOD, Murdina resigned
director
2016-06-27
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officers · TM01
2015-10-07
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Company incorporated
As 15PL LTD
2015-10-07
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MCGROTTY, Leigh appointed
director
2015-10-07
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MACLEOD, Murdina appointed
director
2015-10-07
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Murdina Anne Macleod Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Ms Leigh Helen Mcgrotty Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-10-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

15 Paradise Lane

Kincardine

FK10 4LR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MACLEOD, Murdina Anne→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-19

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Active

MCGROTTY, Leigh→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-10-07

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MACLEOD, Murdina→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-07 · resigned 2016-06-27

Resigned

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