ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive

02800266 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-16

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 15.4y 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: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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

1 live charge · oldest 15.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (4 active, 37 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
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SADLER, James Robert appointed
director
2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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OSBORN, Graeme Aaron resigned
director
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-21
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MOORHOUSE, Martin James appointed
director
2021-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-06-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-17
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OSBORN, Graeme Aaron appointed
director
2019-06-17
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STANDEN, James resigned
director
2019-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-26
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BOWE, Alan Moore resigned
director
2019-04-19
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WHITAKER, Timothy (Tim) appointed
director
2019-04-18
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DIXON, Catherine Helen resigned
director
2018-12-17
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ALTON, William Anthony resigned
director
2018-09-28
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BROWN, Ian William resigned
director
2018-05-14
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BROWN, Ian William appointed
director
2017-05-15
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DIXON, Catherine Helen appointed
director
2017-02-03
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YOUDAN, Ian John resigned
director
2016-10-17
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BOWE, Alan Moore appointed
director
2016-10-17
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STANDEN, James appointed
director
2016-08-31
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PHILIP, Elizabeth Jane resigned
director
2015-10-07
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ALTON, William Anthony appointed
director
2015-10-07
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BROWN, Ian William resigned
director
2012-06-13
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BROWN, Ian William appointed
director
2012-05-31
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SWIERS, Helen Gall resigned
director
2012-03-31
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MORTIMER, David resigned
director
2012-02-02
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CLAPHAM, Judith Margaret appointed
secretary
2012-01-31
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BAILEY, Susan Mary resigned
secretary
2011-07-26
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YOUDAN, Ian John appointed
director
2011-01-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Askham Bryan College
2010-08-01
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BAILEY, Susan Mary appointed
secretary
2010-07-31
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OWEN, William Joseph, Dr resigned
secretary
2009-07-02
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OWEN, William Joseph, Dr appointed
secretary
2009-07-01
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PALFREEMAN, Sheena Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2009-06-30
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SMITH, Peter Allan resigned
director
2009-03-26
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ELLIS, Jill Patricia resigned
secretary
2009-03-26
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PALFREEMAN, Sheena Elizabeth appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

65/100

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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Askham Bryan College Corporation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Askham Bryan College Corporation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE COMPANY LTD

This company · 02800266

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Askham Bryan College Corporation Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian William Brownceased 26/09/2018· significant influence
Mr James Standenceased 17/06/2019· 25-50% voting
Mr Alan Moore Boweceased 26/05/2019· 25-50% voting
Mr William Anthony Altonceased 17/12/2018· 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1993-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Askham Bryan College

Askham Bryan

York

North Yorkshire

YO23 3FR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (4 active · 33 resigned)

CLAPHAM, Judith Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-02

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Active

MOORHOUSE, Martin James→

director · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-21

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Active

SADLER, James Robert→

director · ~42y · appointed 2026-03-16

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Active

WHITAKER, Timothy (Tim)→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-19

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Active

ARMER, Trevor Paul→

secretary · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 1999-09-30

Resigned

BAILEY, Susan Mary→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2012-01-31

Resigned

DEELEY, John Michael→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2000-05-31

Resigned

ELLIS, Jill Patricia→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2009-03-26

Resigned

FITZPATRICK, John→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-07 · resigned 2003-02-25

Resigned

LANCASTER, Paula Jane→

secretary · appointed 1993-03-29 · resigned 1995-05-25

Resigned

OWEN, William Joseph, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-02 · resigned 2010-07-31

Resigned

PALFREEMAN, Sheena Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2009-07-01

Resigned

PALFREEMAN, Sheena Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2008-03-20

Resigned

ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-16 · resigned 1993-03-29

Resigned

ALTON, William Anthony→

director · ~79y · appointed 2015-10-07 · resigned 2018-12-17

Resigned

BENNETT, Roger→

director · ~70y · appointed 1996-10-09 · resigned 2001-10-31

Resigned

BOWE, Alan Moore→

director · ~83y · appointed 2016-10-17 · resigned 2019-05-26

Resigned

BROWN, Ian William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2018-09-28

Resigned

BROWN, Ian William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2012-06-13 · resigned 2015-10-07

Resigned

COOKE, John Christopher→

director · ~93y · appointed 1993-03-29 · resigned 1998-03-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Askham Bryan College	Debenture	1 property	20/01/2011	—

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Recent filings (163 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-03-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-04-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-24