ST. DOMINIC'S INDEPENDENT JUNIOR SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01507214 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-07-11

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 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 88). 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 16.0y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-05-30
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2025-05-08
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2024-06-04
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2023-06-08
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2023-05-26
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BRITTLE, Kay Louise appointed
director
2023-05-11
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2022-06-06
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2021-06-08
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2020-12-04
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2020-11-30
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BRITTLE, Kay Louise resigned
director
2020-06-03
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2020-05-26
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OWEN, Julie Ann appointed
director
2020-05-26
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2019-11-19
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2019-11-07
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CROMPTON, David Michael resigned
director
2019-06-04
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2019-05-20
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2018-06-07
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2017-06-12
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2015-06-01
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BAILEY, Robert Anthony resigned
director
2014-03-04
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BAILEY, Robert Anthony appointed
secretary
2013-08-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-08-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-04-16
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BAILEY, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2012-04-16
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BRITTLE, Kay Louise appointed
director
2012-04-16
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CROMPTON, David Michael appointed
director
2012-02-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Mercer Jones and Company Limited
2011-10-17
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DICKINSON, Audrey resigned
secretary
2011-10-17
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DICKINSON, Audrey resigned
director
2010-06-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-07-10
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GODDARD, Stuart resigned
director
2005-11-14
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ROYLE, Beryl resigned
director
2001-08-31
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HOWE, Winfred Mary resigned
director
1999-01-20
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GOODALL, Kay Elizabeth resigned
director
1996-12-31
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GODDARD, Stuart appointed
director
1996-12-31
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ROYLE, Beryl appointed
director
1995-12-18
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EMERY, Michael Peter resigned
director
1995-05-01
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GOODALL, Kay Elizabeth appointed
director
1994-01-10
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YEAMAN, Mary resigned
director
1993-12-15
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LEWIS, Jean resigned
director
1980-07-11
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Company incorporated
As ST. DOMINIC'S INDEPENDENT JUNIOR SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Incorporated1980-07-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Kingsyard Rope Street

Stoke-On-Trent

Staffordshire

ST4 6DJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-15

Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

BAILEY, Robert Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-04

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Active

BRITTLE, Kay Louise→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-05-26

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Active

BRITTLE, Robert Clive→

director · ~88y

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Active

OWEN, Julie Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-05-26

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Active

DICKINSON, Audrey→

secretary · resigned 2011-10-17

Resigned

BAILEY, Robert Anthony→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-16 · resigned 2015-06-01

Resigned

BRITTLE, Kay Louise→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-16 · resigned 2020-11-30

Resigned

CROMPTON, David Michael→

director · ~71y · appointed 2012-04-16 · resigned 2019-11-07

Resigned

DICKINSON, Audrey→

director · ~96y · resigned 2011-10-17

Resigned

EMERY, Michael Peter→

director · ~93y · resigned 1995-12-18

Resigned

GODDARD, Stuart→

director · ~76y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2009-07-10

Resigned

GOODALL, Kay Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1999-01-20

Resigned

HOWE, Winfred Mary→

director · ~99y · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

LEWIS, Jean→

director · ~93y · resigned 1993-12-15

Resigned

ROYLE, Beryl→

director · ~83y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2005-11-14

Resigned

YEAMAN, Mary→

director · ~97y · resigned 1994-01-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Mercer Jones and Company Mercer Jones and Company Limited	Debenture	1 property	29/02/2012	08/08/2013
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	11/06/2010	08/08/2013

Recent filings (109 total)

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2026-05-30

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2026-02-05

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accounts · AA

2025-05-08

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2025-01-28

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2024-06-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-11

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officers · AP01

2023-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-08

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-20

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officers · TM01

2020-12-04

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officers · AP01

2020-06-03