ALLEYN COURT (PREPARATORY) WESTCLIFF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00513045 · ltd · incorporated 1952-11-06

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 56.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 56.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£1.57M
Current assets	—	£920.5k
Cash	—	£718.0k
Debtors	—	£152.5k
Net assets	—	£385.8k
Average employees	69	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts · AA
2025-08-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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officers · AP01
2023-05-17
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officers · TM01
2023-05-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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ODDIE, Elaine Anne appointed
director
2022-11-30
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MILLS, Christopher Douglas Francis resigned
director
2022-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13
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COLLIS, Judith Mervyn, Dr resigned
director
2022-09-20
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REEDER, Graham appointed
director
2022-03-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-16
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WILCOX, William Denys Anthony resigned
director
2022-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-12
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-10-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-22
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WILCOX, William Denys Anthony resigned
secretary
2018-04-23
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WEST, Richard Paul resigned
director
2016-04-25
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COLLIS, Judith Mervyn, Dr appointed
director
2016-04-25
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MILLS, Christopher Douglas Francis appointed
director
2016-04-25
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WEST, Richard Paul appointed
director
2016-04-25
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WILCOX, Christine Lucy Mary resigned
director
2016-04-25
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WILCOX, John Warren Theodore resigned
director
2016-04-25
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WILCOX, Michael Denys resigned
director
2016-04-25
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WILCOX, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-04-25
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WILCOX, William Mark resigned
director
2016-02-05
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Charge satisfied #9
2016-01-05
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-12-22
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-12-08
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2006-10-23
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WILCOX, Phyllis Marion resigned
director
1999-09-20
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WILCOX, John Warren Theodore resigned
secretary
1999-09-20
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WILCOX, William Denys Anthony appointed
secretary
1999-02-26
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Alleyn Court and Eton House Trust
1999-02-17
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Charge satisfied #6
1999-02-17
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Charge satisfied #4
1999-02-17
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Charge satisfied #2
1999-02-17
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Charge satisfied #3
1999-02-17
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Charge satisfied #1
1998-12-15
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WILCOX, Christine Lucy Mary appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 74 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Alleyn Court Educational Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alleyn Court Educational Trust

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALLEYN COURT (PREPARATORY) WESTCLIFF LIMITED

This company · 00513045

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alleyn Court Educational Trust Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1952-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Wakering Road

Great Wakering

Southend On Sea

SS3 0PW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

ODDIE, Elaine Anne→

director · ~71y · appointed 2023-01-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

REEDER, Graham→

director · ~78y · appointed 2022-09-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILCOX, John Warren Theodore→

secretary · resigned 1999-09-20

Resigned

WILCOX, William Denys Anthony→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2018-11-22

Resigned

COLLIS, Judith Mervyn, Dr→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2022-10-13

Resigned

MILLS, Christopher Douglas Francis→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2022-11-30

Resigned

WEST, Richard Paul→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2018-04-23

Resigned

WILCOX, Christine Lucy Mary→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2016-04-25

Resigned

WILCOX, John Warren Theodore→

director · ~86y · resigned 2016-04-25

Resigned

WILCOX, Michael Denys→

director · ~83y · resigned 2016-04-25

Resigned

WILCOX, Phyllis Marion→

director · ~110y · resigned 2006-10-23

Resigned

WILCOX, Sarah Elizabeth→

director · ~82y · resigned 2016-04-25

Resigned

WILCOX, William Denys Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 1995-09-19 · resigned 2022-03-16

Resigned

WILCOX, William Mark→

director · ~77y · resigned 2016-04-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	05/01/2016	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	22/12/2015	05/02/2016
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	08/12/2008	12/10/2020
satisfied	The Alleyn Court and Eton House Trust	Debenture	1 property	26/02/1999	12/10/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	09/02/1993	17/02/1999
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	16/09/1991	12/10/2020
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	16/09/1991	17/02/1999
satisfied	International Caledonian Assets International Caledonian Assets LTD	Mortgage	1 property	28/01/1974	17/02/1999
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage registered pursuant to order of court dated 19.3.74.	1 property	26/10/1973	17/02/1999
satisfied	Westminster Bank Westminster Bank LTD	Legal charge	1 property	17/12/1969	17/02/1999

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Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-10-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-01-28