SEDBERGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03184583 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-04-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85510Sports and recreation education
85520Cultural education
93110Operation of sports facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2026-03-25
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officers · AP01
2026-03-23
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officers · AP01
2026-03-23
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officers · TM01
2026-03-20
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BIRKBECK, Patrick Mark appointed
director
2026-03-20
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DURRANS, Ian Willcox appointed
director
2026-03-20
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WARBURTON-LEE, John Henry Bernard resigned
director
2026-02-26
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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GLEDHILL, Richard John resigned
director
2025-05-20
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officers · AP01
2025-05-20
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2025-05-20
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officers · AP03
2025-05-20
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officers · TM02
2025-04-22
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BENNETT, Barry William appointed
secretary
2025-04-22
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BENNETT, Barry William appointed
director
2025-04-22
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MARSHALL, Peter Stephen resigned
secretary
2025-04-22
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MARSHALL, Peter Stephen resigned
director
2025-04-11
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accounts · AA
2024-05-05
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accounts · AA
2023-06-10
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accounts · AA
2022-05-20
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accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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officers · TM01
2021-03-31
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RICHARDSON, William Marcus resigned
director
2021-02-08
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officers · AP01
2021-02-04
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2021-01-26
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GLEDHILL, Richard John appointed
director
2021-01-25
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RINK, John Stuart resigned
director
2020-04-02
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accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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RINK, John Stuart appointed
director
2018-02-19
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RICHARDSON, William Marcus appointed
director
2017-12-06
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BLAIR, Hugh Mcgill resigned
director
2016-12-05
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FLECK, Andrew Arthur Peter resigned
director
2016-12-05
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WARBURTON-LEE, John Henry Bernard appointed
director
2010-10-16
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STENHOUSE, Richard Guy Thomas appointed
director
2010-10-16
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BLAIR, Hugh Mcgill appointed
director
2010-10-16
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FLECK, Andrew Arthur Peter appointed
director
2010-10-16
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NAPIER, Robert Stewart resigned
director
2010-08-31
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HIRST, Christopher Halliwell resigned
director
2009-10-01
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MARSHALL, Peter Stephen appointed
director
2008-05-19
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MARSHALL, Peter Stephen appointed
secretary
2008-05-19
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TOMKINSON, Janet Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2007-08-01
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TOMKINSON, Janet Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-07-31
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PATTISON-APPLETON, Hugh Richard resigned
secretary
2007-07-31
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PATTISON-APPLETON, Hugh Richard resigned
director
2006-01-08
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PATTISON-APPLETON, Hugh Richard appointed
secretary
2006-01-08
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PATTISON-APPLETON, Hugh Richard appointed
director
2006-01-07
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MCKERROW, Neil Alexander Herdman, Captain resigned
secretary
2006-01-07
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MCKERROW, Neil Alexander Herdman, Captain resigned
director
2000-07-13
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NAPIER, Robert Stewart 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GLEDHILL, Richard John resigned 2025-12-31; WARBURTON-LEE, John Henry Bernard resigned 2026-03-20

Group structure

Sedbergh School is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sedbergh School

Corporate parent · board control

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SEDBERGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

This company · 03184583

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
Sedbergh School Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Peter Stephen Marshallceased 11/04/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-04-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Malim Lodge The Bursary

Sedbergh School

Sedbergh

Cumbria

LA10 5RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-17

Last: 2026-04-03