NORTHWOOD COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

00628711 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1959-05-25

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 63.2y

40/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 63.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

41 officers (13 active, 41 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2014-12-23
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-12-23
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Company dissolved
2014-09-09
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-08-21
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dissolution · DS01
2014-08-12
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2014-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-22
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mortgage · MR05
2013-11-21
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mortgage · MR05
2013-11-21
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mortgage · MR05
2013-11-21
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mortgage · MR05
2013-11-21
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mortgage · MR05
2013-11-21
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mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2013-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2013-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2013-11-19
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Charge satisfied #8
2013-11-19
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Charge satisfied #7
2013-09-19
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annual-return · AR01
2013-01-06
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accounts · AA
2012-09-27
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annual-return · AR01
2011-12-29
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accounts · AA
2011-09-23
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annual-return · AR01
2011-08-03
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mortgage · MG02
2011-08-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-08-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-08-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-08-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-08-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #6
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #5
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-07-14
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officers · AP01
2011-06-30
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BRAGANZA, Ashley, Professor appointed
director
2010-06-29
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DUNKERLEY, Susan Margaret appointed
director
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-01-26
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PAIN, Catherine Claire appointed
director
2009-10-01
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BOAL, John Colin appointed
secretary
2009-09-30
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LONDON REGISTRARS P.L.C. resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-06-29
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DYSON, Jacqueline Carmel, Lady resigned
director
2009-06-29
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PATEL, Kalpesh Santuram resigned
director
2009-06-29
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RILEY, Kevin James resigned
director
2008-09-01
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SIGGS, Christopher Charles 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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-12-23

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.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1959-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Northwood College

Maxwell Road

Northwood

Middlesex

HA6 2YE

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2013-08-31

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