HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
🌳Matureactive
02535091 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-08-28
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
100 officers (16 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
365 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (203 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30➕GREGORY, Susan Patricia appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01➕CORNELIUS, Mark Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01➕ROSETHORN, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕NEWTON, Marianne appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-01➕BOWDEN, James Edward Blake appointeddirector
- 2025-01-01➕KELLY, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31➖HERSEY, Claire Nadine resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-31➖MCNEIL, Rupert Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2024-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-30➕HOPKINS, Sara Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-01➖JOHN, Susan Elizabeth, Dame resigneddirector
- 2024-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-18➕HERSEY, Claire Nadine appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-17➖ATKINSON, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-23➖FERNAU, John Montgomery resigneddirector
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-27➕LUISI, Sabrina appointeddirector
- 2023-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-01➕BRYAN, Emma appointeddirector
- 2022-12-14➖CANN, John William Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-16➖MACPHERSON, William Robert George resigneddirector
- 2022-07-11➕DYSON, Sally Veronica appointeddirector
- 2022-07-11➕SHUFFREY, John Roderick appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28➖HARDIE, Christopher Richard Scott resigneddirector
- 2021-08-24➕GLOSSOP, Adam Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-08-01➕ATKINSON, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2021-07-31➖SHARROCK, Paul Frederick resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-05➕HARRISON, Oliver Thomas, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29➖JENKINS, Nicholas David resigneddirector
- 2021-01-01➕ADETOSOYE, Ade appointeddirector
- 2021-01-01➕MCNEIL, Rupert Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2020-10-23➖ABEYIE, Joanna Tufuo resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 203 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
Pepys Road
London
SE14 5SF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (16 active · 120 resigned)
Active
ADETOSOYE, Ade→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-01
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BOWDEN, James Edward Blake→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
CORNELIUS, Mark Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-09-01
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DYSON, Sally Veronica→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-07-11
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GLOSSOP, Adam Paul→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-24
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GREGORY, Susan Patricia→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-09-30
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HARRISON, Oliver Thomas, Dr→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-07-05
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HOPKINS, Sara Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-09-30
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KELLY, Michael Joseph→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-01-01
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LOUGH, Simon Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-26
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LUISI, Sabrina→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-27
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ROSETHORN, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-09-01
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SHADICK, Jan Louise→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-09-01
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SHUFFREY, John Roderick→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-07-11
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ATKINSON, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2024-04-17
BURNS, Adrian Gerald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-08-01 · resigned 1998-08-31
DURGAN, Paul William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2012-04-30
HERSEY, Claire Nadine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-04-18 · resigned 2024-12-31
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Recent filings (365 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23