DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01239748 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1976-01-07

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 49.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 49.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (5 active, 47 linked, 45 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

192 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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2026-04-23
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2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2026-04-15
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CLARKE, Susannah Alison resigned
director
2026-04-15
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MCNALLY, Paul Marcus resigned
director
2026-04-15
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MCNALLY, Victoria Jane resigned
director
2026-04-15
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SILVEY, Amanda Kay resigned
director
2026-04-15
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VELASCO-MILLS, Maralynn resigned
director
2026-02-17
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accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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address · AD01
2023-06-09
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accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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2023-04-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-22
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mortgage · MR01
2022-11-10
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
2022-11-10
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-11-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-11-09
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2022-11-04
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officers · CH01
2022-07-21
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mortgage · MR01
2022-07-06
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accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2022-06-23
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officers · CH01
2021-06-11
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officers · AP01
2021-06-07
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SILVEY, Amanda Kay appointed
director
2021-05-14
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SHARMA, Sudheer Kumar resigned
director
2020-11-01
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HAYWOOD, Glyn appointed
director
2020-11-01
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HAYWOOD, Nathalie Megan appointed
director
2018-10-31
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DOWNIE, Adrian Charles appointed
director
2018-09-26
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CLARKE, Susannah Alison appointed
director
2018-07-13
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HIBBERT, Michael Grant resigned
director
2018-06-04
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THOMAS, John Frederick resigned
director
2017-05-22
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HIBBERT, Michael Grant appointed
director
2017-01-16
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SUTHERLAND, James Donald resigned
director
2017-01-16
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SUTHERLAND, Louise Marie Grant resigned
director
2016-11-01
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THOMAS, John Frederick appointed
director
2016-10-24
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PATEL, Yogan Apabhai resigned
director
2016-09-10
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HANSON, Tim John James resigned
director
2016-09-10
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SHARMA, Sudheer Kumar appointed
director
2016-05-01
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HANSON, Kathryn Mary resigned
director
2016-01-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-01-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-01-01
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RIDDLESTONE, Suzie resigned
director
2015-08-31
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OBRIEN, John Edward resigned
secretary
2015-05-16
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OBRIEN, John Edward resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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

2 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CLARKE, Susannah Alison resigned 2026-04-15; MCNALLY, Paul Marcus resigned 2026-04-15; MCNALLY, Victoria Jane resigned 2026-04-15

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Janine Bull Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/09/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Terence Wintleceased 31/08/2022· significant influence
Mr David Cookceased 01/05/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated1976-01-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Bishops Blake Beaconsfield Road

Farnham Royal

Slough

SL2 3BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (5 active · 42 resigned)

DOWNIE, Adrian Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-31

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Active

HAYWOOD, Glyn→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-11-01

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Active

HAYWOOD, Nathalie Megan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-11-01

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Active

KING, Anne Teresa→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-03-26

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Active

MASIH, Jane Elizabeth→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-26

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Active

BAKER, Margaret→

secretary · resigned 1998-03-19

Resigned

OBRIEN, John Edward→

secretary · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 2015-08-31

Resigned

ADAMS, Sue→

director · ~83y · resigned 1996-03-18

Resigned

BAKER, Margaret→

director · ~88y · resigned 1998-03-19

Resigned

CLARKE, Susannah Alison→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-26 · resigned 2026-04-15

Resigned

COLE, Clive→

director · ~97y · resigned 1998-06-29

Resigned

COULTON, Barbara Wilton→

director · ~80y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2003-09-16

Resigned

DAVIES, Maureen Mary→

director · ~93y · appointed 1998-06-29 · resigned 2002-07-01

Resigned

DOGGART, Simon Jonathon Graham→

director · ~65y · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 2005-04-25

Resigned

DUFF, Fiona Carolyn→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2008-07-31

Resigned

DYER, Anne Mary→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-11-02 · resigned 2011-02-01

Resigned

EVANS-EVANS, Caron Russel→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-01-23 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

FOULDS, Christopher Barrie→

director · ~75y · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 1997-02-26

Resigned

GEACH, Philip→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2009-01-31

Resigned

GODLEY, David Lawrence→

director · ~89y · resigned 1996-09-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	1 property	09/11/2022	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	—	05/07/2022	—
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	10/05/2006	10/11/2022
satisfied	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	25/11/2005	10/11/2022
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	27/02/2002	18/01/2014
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/12/1990	20/01/2016
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	27/09/1976	20/01/2016

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