ALDRO SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00937890 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1968-08-27

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 8 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.3y

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 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (13 active, 47 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

203 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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BRIGHT, Paola appointed
secretary
2025-12-19
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SMITH, Victoria Samantha resigned
secretary
2025-12-19
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officers · TM02
2025-12-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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officers · TM01
2024-04-16
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GUNNER, Iona Trehearn resigned
director
2024-03-25
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officers · AP01
2024-03-14
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PATTERSON, Norman appointed
director
2024-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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officers · AP01
2023-12-05
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WINCHCOMBE, Catherine Ruth appointed
director
2023-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-14
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officers · AP01
2023-06-13
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ALLEN, Kathleen appointed
director
2023-06-13
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THOMAS, Mervyn Lloyd Samuel resigned
director
2023-05-10
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address · AD01
2023-05-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
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officers · TM01
2023-03-16
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WILLIAMS, Garth Taylor resigned
director
2023-03-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-30
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SPENCER, Margot, Reverend resigned
director
2022-07-11
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BETTS, Carolyn Lesley appointed
director
2022-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
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EVANS, David Royston appointed
director
2021-12-11
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REID, Edward resigned
director
2021-11-29
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EBSWORTH, Jonathan appointed
director
2021-07-10
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PERRY, Jonathan Freeman resigned
director
2021-04-22
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KIRKPATRICK, Brian Robert resigned
director
2020-11-24
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JONES, Thomas David appointed
director
2020-11-24
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WALLER, Ian Peter appointed
director
2020-08-25
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GUNNER, Iona Trehearn appointed
director
2020-08-25
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THOMAS, Mervyn Lloyd Samuel appointed
director
2020-03-30
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SMITH, Victoria Samantha appointed
secretary
2020-03-29
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JACKSON, Magdalena resigned
secretary
2019-07-06
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PARKER, Philip Vernon, Reverend resigned
director
2018-03-22
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GEFFEN, James Benjamin Henry appointed
director
2018-03-22
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JOHNS, Timothy Rowland appointed
director
2018-03-01
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WOODHOUSE, Timothy George Nicolas appointed
director
2017-09-28
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ROBINSON, Philip resigned
director
2017-06-15
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HUNT, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2017-06-15
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BLAKE, Margaret Lockhart resigned
director
2017-06-15
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CIVVAL, Keith Basil resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

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.

Red flags

1 low

9 live charges

low

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1968-08-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Lombard Street

Shackleford

Godalming

GU8 6AS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14