AMSCORDI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01226660 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1975-09-17

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (11 active, 33 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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2026-04-21
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2026-04-19
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2026-03-03
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CAIRNS, David resigned
director
2026-03-03
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GILHOOLY OBE, John resigned
director
2025-07-28
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officers · TM01
2025-07-16
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accounts · AA
2025-06-10
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LUCAS-TOOTH, Maria resigned
director
2024-07-18
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accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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officers · TM01
2023-06-22
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accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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officers · AP01
2022-11-15
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NEWMAN, Helena Alice Teresa appointed
director
2022-09-08
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OVERLI, Haakon resigned
director
2022-05-13
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2022-05-10
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officers · AP01
2022-03-29
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2022-01-25
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GAISMAN, Tessa resigned
director
2021-07-06
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ROWE, Simon David John Tarrant appointed
director
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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accounts · AA
2019-10-21
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officers · AP01
2019-03-26
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2019-02-12
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TUNSTALL-BEHRENS, John Peter Poingdestre appointed
director
2017-07-04
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MAUND, Alexandra Jane appointed
director
2017-07-04
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BARRETT, Judi resigned
director
2014-11-11
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MAMPAEY, Frank appointed
director
2014-11-11
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GILHOOLY OBE, John appointed
director
2014-07-01
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BERWIN, Nicholas Mark resigned
director
2013-11-05
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LUCAS-TOOTH, Maria appointed
director
2012-06-29
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BARRETT, Judi appointed
director
2011-03-01
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HUGH-JONES, Bridget Alathea resigned
director
2007-06-27
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ROSENFELD, Jackie resigned
director
2007-06-26
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BIRKETT, The Rt Hon The Lord resigned
director
2007-02-27
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OVERLI, Haakon appointed
director
2001-11-20
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BOAS, John Robert Sotheby appointed
director
2000-06-06
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SKEGGS, Anne resigned
director
2000-02-17
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BOWERS, John Michael resigned
director
1999-01-26
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SMITH, Martin Gregory, Sir appointed
director
1999-01-26
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WHELTON, David William Courtenay appointed
director
1999-01-26
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BERWIN, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
1998-05-20
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GAISMAN, Jonathan Nicholas Crispin, Mr. appointed
secretary
1998-05-20
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KAUFFMANN, Claude Ludovic resigned
secretary
1998-05-20
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HOPKINSON, Adrian Trayton resigned
director
1998-05-20
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KAUFFMANN, Claude Ludovic resigned
director
1998-05-20
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THOROGOOD, Peter John resigned
director
1997-01-22
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BIRKETT, The Rt Hon The Lord appointed
director
1997-01-22
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SKEGGS, Anne appointed
director
1997-01-22
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THOROGOOD, Peter John appointed
director
1996-10-03
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GOODDEN, Josephine resigned
director

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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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CAIRNS, David resigned 2026-03-03; GILHOOLY OBE, John resigned 2026-03-03; LUCAS-TOOTH, Maria resigned 2025-06-10

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1975-09-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

32 Grafton Square

London

SW4 0DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29