ST. WYSTAN'S SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive
00880309 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1966-05-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 59.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 59.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 59.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
75 officers (4 active, 75 linked, 73 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
237 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-01
    GOULD, Stephen appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-21
    LEWIS, Daniel James resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-10
    GREIG, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-11-16
    WITHERS, Richard Jonathan resigned
    director
  12. 2023-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-06-16
    WITHERS, Richard Jonathan appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-07-31
    BATEMAN, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2022-07-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  22. 2022-07-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2022-06-30
    KRBACEVIC, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2022-06-30
    KRBACEVIC, Samantha Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2022-06-30
    LEWIS, Daniel James appointed
    director
  26. 2022-06-30
    WIMBUSH, Martin Richard Hugh resigned
    director
  27. 2022-06-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  28. 2022-06-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  29. 2022-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  31. 2022-04-25
    HANNAM, Timothy James resigned
    director
  32. 2021-10-31
    ISLIP, Helen Catherine resigned
    secretary
  33. 2020-09-01
    BATEMAN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2020-09-01
    HANNAM, Timothy James appointed
    director
  35. 2020-09-01
    WIMBUSH, Martin Richard Hugh appointed
    director
  36. 2020-08-31
    BODDY, Sally-Ann resigned
    director
  37. 2020-08-31
    BRALESFORD, Timothy Paul resigned
    director
  38. 2020-08-31
    CORBETT, Andrew resigned
    director
  39. 2020-08-31
    COURT, Madeleine resigned
    director
  40. 2020-08-31
    GAVIN-JONES, Jonathan resigned
    director
  41. 2020-08-31
    LOBB, Rebecca Jane resigned
    director
  42. 2020-08-31
    SIMONS, Rebecca, Dr resigned
    director
  43. 2020-08-31
    WRIGHT, Katherine resigned
    director
  44. 2019-10-17
    HYDE, Jeffrey Ronald resigned
    director
  45. 2018-11-29
    PALLOT, Martin appointed
    director
  46. 2018-11-29
    HUDSON, Paul resigned
    director
  47. 2018-11-29
    SIMONS, Rebecca, Dr appointed
    director
  48. 2017-12-20
    BOWER-GORMLEY, Jennifer resigned
    director
  49. 2017-11-23
    BODDY, Sally-Ann appointed
    director
  50. 2017-11-23
    GAVIN-JONES, Jonathan appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 160 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Repton School is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Repton School
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ST. WYSTAN'S SCHOOL
This company · 00880309

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Repton School
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/09/2020

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1966-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

11a High Street
Repton
Derbyshire
DE65 6GE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (4 active · 71 resigned)

BARNATT, Victoria Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-11-27
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Active
GOULD, Stephen
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
GREIG, Sarah Jane
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-10
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Active
PALLOT, Martin
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-11-29
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Active
ISLIP, Helen Catherine
secretary · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
THOMAS, Sylvia Lesley
secretary · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
ALLIN, Steven Mark, Professor
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-23 · resigned 2010-02-07
Resigned
ARGYLE, Adrian Robert
director · ~81y · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned
AUDEN, William Hugh Derek
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1995-11-15
Resigned
BATEMAN, Emma Louise
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
BENDALL, Andrew James
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-11-15 · resigned 1997-06-17
Resigned
BEVAN, Gerald Christopher
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-09-05
Resigned
BINMORE, John Simpson
director · ~88y · resigned 2006-11-23
Resigned
BODDY, Sally-Ann
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-23 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
BOND, Robert Thomas James, Mr.
director · ~72y · resigned 1993-11-17
Resigned
BOURNE, Steven
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2013-11-21
Resigned
BOWER-GORMLEY, Jennifer
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned
BRALESFORD, Timothy Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-03-07 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
BROOKS, Sharon Marie
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-26 · resigned 2016-11-26
Resigned
BRUTTON, Joseph
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-26 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Arthur Henry Blake
Debenture1 property26/07/196605/11/2015

Recent filings (237 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-11