POPULAR EDUCATION NETWORK (SCOTLAND) LTD
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SC819991 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-08-20
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs POPULAR EDUCATION NETWORK (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2024-08-20➕BRENNAN, Dawn appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕CURRAN, Frances appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
2/1 179 Glasgow Road, Clydebank 2/1
179 Glasgow Road
Clydebank
G81 1LQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRENNAN, Dawn→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-08-20
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CURRAN, Frances→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-08-20
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Recent filings (6 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-20