CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01441517 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1979-08-02

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 42.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 42.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

184 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 auditors

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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2025-10-28
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officers · TM01
2025-10-06
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accounts · AA
2025-09-15
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NYE, Melanie Jane resigned
director
2025-03-10
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officers · TM01
2025-03-02
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HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard resigned
director
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2024-12-06
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FLETCHER-JONES, Nigel Aman appointed
director
2024-10-24
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officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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2024-09-16
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BOUNDS, Christopher Lloyd, Prof resigned
director
2024-06-05
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officers · TM01
2024-06-04
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2024-06-03
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EDWARDS, Elizabeth Clare, Dr resigned
director
2024-04-26
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PRATT, Martin George resigned
director
2024-01-15
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2024-01-04
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WILLIAMS, John Hugh, Dr resigned
director
2023-10-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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2023-06-06
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WILLIAMS, Eleanor Frances, Dr appointed
director
2023-01-07
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accounts · AA
2022-10-14
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officers · TM01
2022-09-12
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WATTS, Nicholas resigned
director
2022-01-12
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officers · TM01
2022-01-04
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WATERMAN, Christine Lynn resigned
director
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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officers · CH01
2021-10-29
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officers · CH01
2021-10-28
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2021-10-28
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2021-09-13
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WILLIAMS, John Hugh, Dr appointed
director
2021-02-28
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EALES, Richard Geoffrey, Dr resigned
director
2020-03-03
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ROBINSON, Christopher John appointed
director
2019-12-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-12-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-03-07
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SHINE, Robert Thomas resigned
director
2017-12-31
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JONES, Joanna resigned
director
2015-05-11
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WATTS, Nicholas appointed
director
2014-11-03
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WEBSTER, Andrew Gilbert resigned
director
2014-09-26
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NYE, Melanie Jane appointed
director
2014-09-26
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PRATT, Martin George appointed
director
2013-09-13
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ROGERS, Stephen George resigned
director
2013-06-03
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HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard appointed
director
2013-01-07
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MEARDON, Martin John, Brigadier appointed
director
2013-01-07
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BOUNDS, Christopher Lloyd, Prof appointed
director
2013-01-07
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EALES, Richard Geoffrey, Dr appointed
director
2013-01-07
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ROGERS, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-12-31
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JAGGER, James Mansell resigned
director
2012-12-31
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WARD, Anthony Hugh, Dr resigned
director
2012-07-02
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JONES, Joanna appointed
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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1979-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

92a Broad Street

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 2LU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15