BROOKE PRIORY SCHOOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02676389 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 31.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 31.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 4400 | 4500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-30➕TAIT, Mary Charlotte appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-30➖ALLEN, Michael Martin resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-06➕ALLEN, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-11-06➕SYKES, Katherine Jane appointeddirector
- 2014-08-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-06-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1992-02-04➕ALLEN, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 1992-02-04➕BELL, Elizabeth Susan appointeddirector
- 1992-02-04➕ALLEN, Michael Martin appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-04➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-02-04➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOKE PRIORY SCHOOL LIMITED
- 1992-01-10➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-10➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Susan Bell Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Katherine Jane Sykes Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2023 |
Mr Richard Andrew Allen Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Susan Mary Allenceased 29/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Victoria House
50-58 Victoria Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 7PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
TAIT, Mary Charlotte→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-03-30
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ALLEN, Richard Andrew→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-11-06
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ALLEN, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 1992-02-04
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BELL, Elizabeth Susan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-02-04
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SYKES, Katherine Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Michael Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 2023-03-30
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-10 · resigned 1992-02-04
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-10 · resigned 1992-02-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/08/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05