ASHWICKE HALL SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01726213 · ltd · incorporated 1983-05-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 35.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.8y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

10 active PSC(s) of 13 total, 13 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	1300	1300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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BAKHOS, Serge appointed
secretary
2023-11-30
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officers · AP03
2023-09-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
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mortgage · MR04
2023-09-13
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mortgage · MR04
2023-09-13
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mortgage · MR04
2023-09-13
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-09-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-09-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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officers · TM02
2023-09-01
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officers · TM01
2023-08-30
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BAKHOS, Serge appointed
director
2023-08-30
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KANSOU, Ghassan appointed
director
2023-08-30
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AYCHE, Saeda resigned
secretary
2023-08-30
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AYCHE, Salah, Mr. resigned
director
2023-08-30
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BISTANY, Ralph, Mr. resigned
director
2014-01-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-04-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-09-01
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AYCHE, Saeda appointed
secretary
2001-09-01
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MAZIGI, George resigned
secretary
2001-09-01
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AL-KACH, Fawzi resigned
director
2001-09-01
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AYCHE, Salah, Mr. appointed
director
1990-10-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Banque De L Orient Arabe Et D'outure-Mer S.A.
1983-05-24
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Company incorporated
As ASHWICKE HALL SCHOOL 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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

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

10 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ralph Charle Bistany Individual · Lebanese · DOB 09/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/09/2023
Roy Bistany Individual · Lebanese · DOB 07/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/09/2023
Ryan Bistany Individual · Lebanese · DOB 08/1989 · age 37	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/09/2023
Laure Baz Individual · Lebanese · DOB 04/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/09/2023
Claude Bakhos Individual · Lebanese · DOB 02/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/09/2023
Mr Ralph Bistany Individual · Lebanese · DOB 04/1932 · age 94	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/07/2017
Mr Victor Saad Individual · Lebanese · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/07/2017
Mr Carl Bistany Individual · Lebanese · DOB 02/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/07/2017
Mr Ghassan Kansou Individual · Lebanese · DOB 03/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/07/2017
Mr Serge Bakhos Individual · Lebanese · DOB 05/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/07/2017

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs. Leila Saadceased 18/09/2023· significant influence
Mr Joseph El Achkarceased 18/09/2023· significant influence
Mr Salah Ahmad Aycheceased 18/09/2023· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated1983-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Ashwicke Hall

Marshfield

Chippenham

Wilts

SN14 8AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BAKHOS, Serge→

secretary · appointed 2023-11-30

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Active

BAKHOS, Serge→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-08-30

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Active

KANSOU, Ghassan→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-08-30

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Active

AYCHE, Saeda→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2023-08-30

Resigned

MAZIGI, George→

secretary · resigned 2001-09-01

Resigned

AL-KACH, Fawzi→

director · ~94y · resigned 2001-09-01

Resigned

AYCHE, Salah, Mr.→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2023-08-30

Resigned

BISTANY, Ralph, Mr.→

director · ~94y · resigned 2023-08-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	10/01/2014	13/09/2023
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	09/04/2013	13/09/2023
satisfied	Banque De L Orient Arabe Et D'outure-Mer S.A.	Legal charge	1 property	02/10/1990	13/09/2023

Recent filings (126 total)

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

accounts · AA

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-12-22

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-11-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-09-18

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