EAST LINDSEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
🌳Matureactive
01802908 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-03-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
50 officers (5 active, 50 linked, 45 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
204 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25➕COOKSLEY, Craig Robert appointeddirector
- 2026-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06➖KIRK, Stephen Russell resigneddirector
- 2021-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-02📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2019-08-05➕DUCKET, Lewis John appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➖BIDDLE, Haydn resigneddirector
- 2019-07-10➖FLACK, Aleksandra resigneddirector
- 2019-03-11➖FITZADEN-GRAY, William resigneddirector
- 2019-02-07➖MATTHEWS, Helen Angela resigneddirector
- 2017-09-11➕KIRK, Stephen Russell appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➖DAVIE, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2017-01-26➖BROWN, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2017-01-04➕HARMAN, Louis Glen appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14➖CORDINGLEY, Patrick Andrew Brooke resigneddirector
- 2016-07-07➕MCCOOEY, Paul Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-07➖NIXON, Valerie Mary resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-07➖NIXON, Valerie Mary resigneddirector
- 2016-02-08➖HUNTER-CLARKE, Robin James resigneddirector
- 2015-07-09➕FITZADEN-GRAY, William appointeddirector
- 2015-07-09➖KEMP, Phillip Paul resigneddirector
- 2015-07-09➕MATTHEWS, Helen Angela appointeddirector
- 2014-07-03➖LASCELLES, Anthony Gladstone resignedsecretary
- 2014-07-03➕NIXON, Valerie Mary appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-03➕FLACK, Aleksandra appointeddirector
- 2014-07-03➖HINDMARCH, Katherine Linda resigneddirector
- 2014-07-03➕HUNTER-CLARKE, Robin James appointeddirector
- 2014-07-03➖LASCELLES, Anthony Gladstone resigneddirector
- 2014-03-20➕MCCOOEY, Paul Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2014-01-23➕CORDINGLEY, Patrick Andrew Brooke appointeddirector
- 2013-10-03➖CHAPPELLE, John Bennet resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-03➕LASCELLES, Anthony Gladstone appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-03➖CHAPPELLE, John Bennet resigneddirector
- 2013-07-04➖MARSH, Graham Anthony resigneddirector
- 2012-07-05➖BURNETT, Brian resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 103 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Nicholas Mccooey Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 11/08/2022 |
Mr Louis Glen Harman Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 11/08/2022 |
Mr Lewis John Ducket Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 11/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian David Dickinsonceased 11/08/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN THOMPSON EDU LTD→ 13335882 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST→ 07419660 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BUSHCRAFT TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ 16912720 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CTPMETHOD LTD→ 16591415 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D4S PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ 15951491 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DEANO'S PRO SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION LIMITED→ 10591790 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DEVELOPING BRAINS SEMINARS LTD→ 16160534 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DJS TRAINING LTD→ 17128126 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DR CARVALHO LTD→ 14704902 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DYSLEXIA DIGS LTD→ 13601492 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| E AND T CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 15684066 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EAGLES COACHING LTD→ 15487496 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1984-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Unit 3 Louth Station Estate
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (5 active · 45 resigned)
MCCOOEY, Paul Nicholas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-07-07
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COOKSLEY, Craig Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-06-25
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DUCKET, Lewis John→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-08-05
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HARMAN, Louis Glen→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2017-01-04
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MCCOOEY, Paul Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-03-20
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CHAPPELLE, John Bennet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2013-10-03
COX, Stuart Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-04-23
LASCELLES, Anthony Gladstone→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-03 · resigned 2014-07-03
NIXON, Valerie Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2016-07-07
BELL, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1991-09-24 · resigned 2007-09-18
BIDDLE, Haydn→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2019-07-17
BIDDLE, Haydn→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2007-07-25
BROWN, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2017-01-26
BURNETT, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2012-07-05
BUTTON, Graham Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 2006-09-21
CAPES, Michael Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1997-12-11
CAPON, Alexandra Maden→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1993-06-29
CHAPPELLE, John Bennet→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2013-10-03
CLARK, Terence Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1993-02-26 · resigned 1993-05-04
COLLERAN, Angela Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1992-10-21 · resigned 1992-12-03
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Recent filings (204 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-18