ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00843499 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1965-03-30

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 60.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 60.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 60.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

62 officers (13 active, 62 linked, 57 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

215 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 miscellaneous

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (134 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-04-13
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officers · TM01
2026-03-20
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MCFARLANE, Susanna Jane resigned
director
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-05
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KEOWN-BOYD, Suzanne appointed
director
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
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officers · AP03
2025-12-03
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officers · AP01
2025-09-12
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RADLEY, Matthew Rhys James appointed
director
2025-09-01
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HOPKINS, Richard Michael Edward appointed
secretary
2025-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-30
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MONRO, Joanna Louise resigned
secretary
2025-03-14
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BAGSHAW, Samantha Louise appointed
director
2025-03-14
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STEVENS, James William Wade appointed
director
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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BRANDWOOD, Suzannah resigned
secretary
2023-09-15
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MONRO, Joanna Louise appointed
secretary
2023-09-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
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WHITWORTH, Charles Peter resigned
director
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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WALL, Hannah Claire appointed
director
2022-12-02
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MACKINNON, Alan Alexander John resigned
director
2022-12-02
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THOMAS, Philip David resigned
director
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
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EVANS, Benjamin Paul appointed
director
2022-07-20
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GRAHAM, Daniel James appointed
director
2022-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-18
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ROSE, James Michael appointed
director
2022-07-13
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BALDWIN, Neil appointed
director
2022-07-12
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STEELE- BODGER, Henry Guy resigned
director
2022-07-04
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BAILEY, Patrick James resigned
director
2022-07-04
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MILNE, Charles William resigned
director
2022-07-03
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CHENEVIX-TRENCH, Lucy resigned
director
2022-07-02
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TOWNSEND, William Simon resigned
director
2022-06-13
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STUBBS, Tobias William resigned
director
2022-06-13
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WYNN, Andrew Guy resigned
director
2021-03-21
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REDVERS, Laura Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-11-29
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CLIVE, Tamsin Sczerina resigned
director
2020-11-29
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HONE, Thomas Nathaniel resigned
director
2020-06-16
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WHITWORTH, Charles Peter appointed
director
2019-12-01
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HOLLOWAY, Diana Wendy Louise resigned
director

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Owner dependency

70/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Incorporated1965-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

The Elms

Colwall

Nr Malvern

Worcs

WR13 6EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-03

Last: 2025-11-19