THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND STUDENTS' UNION LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631885 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-05-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
44 officers (9 active, 44 linked, 42 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-26➖GYAMPOH, Veronica resigneddirector
- 2026-01-26➖LAARI, Zechariah resigneddirector
- 2025-08-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-13➖SCARAFILE, Cristina Concetta resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01➕NAZIR, Shahan appointeddirector
- 2025-06-30➖DIN, Immad Ud resigneddirector
- 2025-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-06➕LAARI, Zechariah appointeddirector
- 2025-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-22➖ASARE, Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-03-13➕SCARAFILE, Cristina Concetta appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-18➖SADDIQUE, Muhammad Rauf resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-20➕ALLAN, Ian Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➕GAURISHANKER PRICE, Mekaela appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➕GYAMPOH, Veronica appointeddirector
- 2024-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-11➖OBINNA, Favour Nnennaya resigneddirector
- 2024-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-30➖MCRITCHIE, Mark William resigneddirector
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-30➖ADAMATIE, Ovoke Adams resigneddirector
- 2024-06-30➖AGBARAJI, Uchechi Mariagoretti resigneddirector
- 2024-06-30➖ELUFIOYE, Subuola Temitope resigneddirector
- 2024-06-30➖KAUR, Manpreet resigneddirector
- 2024-06-27➕ADEBAYO, Omowaleola Titilayo appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27➕OYINPERE, Timiebi Aghogho appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27➕SWEENEY, Aaron Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27➕DIN, Immad Ud appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27➕SADDIQUE, Muhammad Rauf appointeddirector
- 2024-03-09➖QURESHI, Yusuf resigneddirector
- 2023-07-12➖AWOLAJA, Kehinde Omoleye resigneddirector
- 2023-07-12➖WHATLEY, Catherine Helen resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➕AGBARAJI, Uchechi Mariagoretti appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 103 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SCARAFILE, Cristina Concetta resigned 2025-08-13; DIN, Immad Ud resigned 2025-06-30; GYAMPOH, Veronica resigned 2026-01-26
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| CO-ROINN GHAIDHLIG MHUILE AGUS IDHE (MULL & IONA GAELIC PARTNERSHIP)→ SC280109 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 80y |
| ENGAGE RENFREWSHIRE→ SC120101 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | 81 | 68y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
The Students' Union
Storie Street
Paisley
PA1 2HB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27
Officers (9 active · 35 resigned)
ADEBAYO, Omowaleola Titilayo→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-27
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ALI-NIZAMI, Ismail→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-06-06
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ALLAN, Ian Alexander→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-20
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COWPER, Maeve→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-06-06
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GAURISHANKER PRICE, Mekaela→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-01-20
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NAZIR, Shahan→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-07-01
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OYINPERE, Timiebi Aghogho→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-06-27
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SWEENEY, Aaron Alexander→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2024-06-27
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WILLIAMSON, Roddan, Professor→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-05-29
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MCCOLL, Aileen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-05-29 · resigned 2021-06-25
SCARAFILE, Cristina Concetta→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-03-13 · resigned 2025-08-13
ADAMATIE, Ovoke Adams→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-06-30
AGBARAJI, Uchechi Mariagoretti→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-06-30
ASARE, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-06 · resigned 2025-05-22
AWOLAJA, Kehinde Omoleye→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-12
BABU, Franklin Jacob→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-05-29 · resigned 2020-05-31
DIN, Immad Ud→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-06-27 · resigned 2025-06-30
ELUFIOYE, Subuola Temitope→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-06-30
GOMERSALL, Ellie Bethany→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2019-05-29 · resigned 2022-06-30
GRANT, Rebecca Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2022-10-22
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Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-04