ORLEY FARM SCHOOL TRUST

🌳Matureactive

00628541 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1959-05-21

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 48.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 48.9y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 48.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

66 officers (10 active, 66 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

219 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

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 (140 events)Click to expand

2026-05-09
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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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GATER, Kate Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-02-10
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accounts · AA
2024-07-23
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officers · AP01
2024-07-23
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officers · TM02
2024-07-05
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PATEL, Sushil resigned
secretary
2024-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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GATER, Kate Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-12-15
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PATEL, Sushil appointed
secretary
2023-12-15
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VAID, Trishna Kamal resigned
secretary
2023-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-15
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officers · AP03
2023-12-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-29
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SHAH, Chetan appointed
director
2023-09-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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LABRAM, Sarah Felicity resigned
director
2023-08-31
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RAITHATHA, Rajesh Mansukhlal resigned
director
2023-08-31
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SMITH, Alan Nigel resigned
director
2023-03-14
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accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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officers · AP01
2022-05-11
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LABRAM, Sarah Felicity appointed
director
2022-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-18
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NAVAPURKAR, Dilip resigned
director
2021-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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LASHKARI, Tulsi Vijay appointed
director
2021-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-21
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incorporation · MA
2020-08-31
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JACKSON, Philippa resigned
director
2019-09-02
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CLIFFE, Carol appointed
director
2019-09-02
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LAND, William Martin Alistair appointed
director
2019-08-30
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HILL, Kim Louise resigned
director
2018-09-03
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VAID, Trishna Kamal appointed
secretary
2018-09-02
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HAYFIELD, Colin John resigned
secretary
2018-08-31
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HAWKINS, James Bruce resigned
director
2018-08-31
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SETH, Samantha Charlotte resigned
director
2018-06-18
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KOTHARI, Shivani appointed
director
2018-03-17
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HAYFIELD, Colin John appointed
secretary
2018-03-16
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EVANS, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2017-09-01
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MALDE, Leena appointed
director
2017-08-29
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HILLS, Philip David, Dr resigned
director
2017-08-29
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PAIN, Catherine Claire resigned
director
2017-08-29
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RAITHATHA, Rajesh Mansukhlal appointed
director
2016-09-01
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SOFAT, Anil appointed
director
2016-09-01
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EVANS, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2016-09-01
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SETH, Samantha resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1959-05-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

South Hill Avenue

Harrow

Middx

HA1 3NU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-10

Last: 2025-08-27