PLACE2BE

🌳Matureactive

02876150 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-11-29

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

66 officers (17 active, 66 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

225 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (140 events)Click to expand

2025-12-20
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accounts · AA
2025-10-28
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mortgage · MR04
2025-10-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-10-09
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officers · AP01
2025-09-15
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WHITE, Debra Jayne appointed
director
2025-01-04
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accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2024-10-28
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officers · TM01
2024-09-16
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JORDAN, Marc Lowis Aron appointed
director
2024-06-03
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DHIR, Anuja Ravindra resigned
director
2024-05-08
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officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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officers · AP01
2024-04-22
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officers · TM01
2024-03-28
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officers · TM01
2024-03-11
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BARWELL, Matthew Robert appointed
director
2024-03-11
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WEAVER, David Oliver appointed
director
2024-03-11
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MURPHY, John Gerrard resigned
director
2023-12-24
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accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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MAYFIELD, Andrew Charles, Sir resigned
director
2022-12-20
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accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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officers · AP01
2022-10-27
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officers · AP01
2022-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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KHAN, Osama Shafique Minhaz, Professor appointed
director
2022-09-28
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ROBINSON, Tim appointed
director
2022-09-28
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BENJAMIN, Anthea Victoria Vernice resigned
director
2022-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-06
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officers · TM01
2022-06-08
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DOUGLAS, Richard Philip appointed
director
2022-06-08
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DORRELL, Stephen James resigned
director
2022-06-08
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RUSSELL, William Anthony Bowater, Sir resigned
director
2022-01-09
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incorporation · MA
2022-01-09
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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BENJAMIN, Anthea Victoria Vernice appointed
director
2021-10-20
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ST ALDWYN, Louise Avice, Countess resigned
director
2021-07-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-09-30
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DHIR, Anuja Ravindra appointed
director
2020-09-30
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SPENCE, Joseph Arthur Francis, Dr resigned
director
2020-07-22
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AHMAD, Aamir appointed
director
2020-04-23
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MURPHY, John Gerrard appointed
director
2020-02-24
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HEROD, Nicholas Julian appointed
secretary
2019-12-09
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TAYLOR, Eric Andrew, Professor resigned
director
2019-10-07
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MURPHY, Margaret appointed
director
2018-11-01
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REFSON, Benita Margaret, Dame resigned
director
2018-09-17
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BEGBIE, Alexander Hugh Mccormack appointed
director
2018-06-11
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JEZZARD, Robert Graham, Dr resigned
director
2018-06-11
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RAYNE, Robert Anthony, The Hon resigned
director
2018-06-11
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SPENCE, Joseph Arthur Francis, Dr appointed
director

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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

-16 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1993-11-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

175 St. John Street

London

EC1V 4LW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09