NEWBATTLE ABBEY COLLEGE TRUST LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC615027 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-11-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (11 active, 22 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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officers · AP01
2026-05-15
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SMART, Jeremy John appointed
director
2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-01-23
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EDWARDS, Peter appointed
director
2026-01-23
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SCHOFIELD, Andrew John, Professor appointed
director
2026-01-06
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accounts · AA
2025-12-06
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
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HARTLEY, Alan James appointed
director
2025-12-03
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MATHIESON, Peter William, Professor Sir appointed
director
2025-12-03
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HARTLEY, Alan James resigned
director
2025-12-03
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MATHIESON, Peter William, Professor Sir resigned
director
2025-12-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-07
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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BOYNE, George Alexander, Professor resigned
director
2025-10-28
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officers · TM01
2025-10-28
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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MCCLURE, Judith, Dr resigned
director
2025-10-17
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MUSCATELLI, Anton, Professor Sir resigned
director
2025-05-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-02-05
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officers · AP01
2024-02-04
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officers · AP01
2024-01-26
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WALLACE, David James, Professor appointed
director
2024-01-26
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HARTLEY, Alan James appointed
director
2024-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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CONNON, Joyce Blair resigned
director
2023-12-31
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CORNER, David John, Doctor resigned
director
2023-12-31
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KETTLE, Ann Julia resigned
director
2023-10-20
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MILL, Douglas Russell appointed
director
2023-01-20
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YELLOWLEES, Lesley Jane, Professor appointed
director
2023-01-20
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MCCLURE, Judith, Dr appointed
director
2022-12-31
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SOUTHWOOD, Ann, Dr resigned
director
2020-09-14
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WALL, Ian James, Prof appointed
director
2020-07-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
2019-02-21
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DIAMOND, Ian, Professor Sir resigned
director
2019-02-21
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O'SHEA, Timothy Michael Martin, Professor Sir resigned
director
2019-01-31
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BOYNE, George Alexander, Professor appointed
director
2019-01-31
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MATHIESON, Peter William, Professor Sir appointed
director
2019-01-31
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SOUTHWOOD, Ann, Dr appointed
director
2018-11-29
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Company incorporated
As NEWBATTLE ABBEY COLLEGE TRUST LTD
2018-11-29
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CUSINE, Douglas James, Sheriff appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOYNE, George Alexander, Professor resigned 2025-10-31; HARTLEY, Alan James resigned 2025-12-03; MATHIESON, Peter William, Professor Sir resigned 2025-12-03

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2018-11-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

10 Bennie Place

Bearsden

Glasgow

G61 3EG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28