WALHAMPTON SCHOOL TRUST LTD

🌳Matureactive

00871641 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1966-02-16

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

£6.63M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 59.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 59.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (5/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

88 officers (12 active, 88 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

278 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,628,748

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.7m

Net Worth

£6.6m

Current Assets

£3.6m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31
Total assets	£7.07M
Current assets	£3.55M
Cash	£1.72M
Debtors	£1.83M
Net assets	£6.63M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (185 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-02-27
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PEARCE, Lealand Ian resigned
director
2026-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-05
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MACASKILL, Elen resigned
director
2025-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-12
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officers · AP03
2024-04-01
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BENNETT, Alison Mary appointed
secretary
2024-04-01
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SLOWEY, Nicola resigned
secretary
2024-03-05
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PATIL, Anil Sudhakar resigned
director
2024-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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officers · AP01
2023-12-02
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SHARP, Jacqui Belinda appointed
director
2023-09-25
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-09-25
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-09-04
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officers · AP01
2023-09-04
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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HAMLYN, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-09-01
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JONES, Richard Geoffrey appointed
director
2023-08-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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TROTTER, Caroline resigned
director
2023-07-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-10
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officers · TM01
2023-07-08
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BARNES, James Edward Abbott resigned
director
2023-07-08
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RAWLINSON, David Iain resigned
director
2023-04-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
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WINTER, Matthew resigned
director
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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PATIL, Anil Sudhakar appointed
director
2022-08-31
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HOST-VERBRAAK, Kristine resigned
director
2022-08-31
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KEEN, Samantha resigned
director
2022-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-05
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FRANKISH, Sonia Marie appointed
director
2022-03-05
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SHAKESPEARE, Derek Andrew resigned
director
2021-11-13
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CHAMPKIN, Paul, Dr appointed
director
2021-11-13
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HONEYMAN BROWN, Thomas appointed
director
2021-11-13
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LINLEY-ADAMS, William appointed
director
2021-11-13
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SPEERS, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2021-11-13
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MACASKILL, Elen appointed
director
2021-01-01
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SLOWEY, Nicola appointed
secretary
2020-12-31
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LAUNCHBURY, Stephen resigned
secretary
2020-09-30
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COX, Harriet Ann Marguerite resigned
director
2020-09-23
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-09-01
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LAUNCHBURY, Stephen appointed
secretary
2020-08-31
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WILLIAMS, Rebecca resigned
secretary
2019-06-22
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TROTTER, Caroline appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 185 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACASKILL, Elen resigned 2025-07-05; PEARCE, Lealand Ian resigned 2026-02-27

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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1966-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Walhampton School Trust Ltd

Main Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 5ZG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28