BOSWORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03336633 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-14
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
17 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.9y
40/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
175 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-06-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-06-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-18➖STACEY, Christopher Alan James resigneddirector
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-17➕SALT, Toby Dominic Brodigan, Professor appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-02-08📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-02-08📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-15➕NIU, Ruolei appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10➕ZHOU, Feng appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10➕ZHOU, Hongru appointeddirector
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-04➖HE, Junli resigneddirector
- 2023-04-04➖LI, Dongmei resigneddirector
- 2021-11-18➖SPENS, Michael Colin Barkley resigneddirector
- 2021-05-10➖WEN, Yibo resigneddirector
- 2020-09-01➖STACEY, Christopher Alan James resigneddirector
- 2020-08-31➖HESKETH, Fiona Susan resignedsecretary
- 2020-08-31➖BA, Kai resigneddirector
- 2020-08-31➕HE, Junli appointeddirector
- 2020-08-31➖SLATFORD, Russell Scott resigneddirector
- 2020-08-31➕STACEY, Christopher Alan James appointeddirector
- 2020-06-09➕STACEY, Christopher Alan James appointeddirector
- 2019-09-03➕HESKETH, Fiona Susan appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-03➕LI, Dongmei appointeddirector
- 2019-09-03➕SPENS, Michael Colin Barkley appointeddirector
- 2019-09-02➖BROADWAY, Paul Nathan resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-02➕BA, Kai appointeddirector
- 2019-09-02➖BROADWAY, Mark Alexander Victor resigneddirector
- 2019-09-02➕SLATFORD, Russell Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-09-02➕WEN, Yibo appointeddirector
- 2019-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2019-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2019-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2019-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #15
Showing most recent 50 of 90 events
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Cgs Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cgs Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOSWORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LIMITED
This company · 03336633
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cgs Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/08/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bright Scholar (Uk) Holdings Limitedceased 29/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Joanne Marie Broadwayceased 14/03/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Bright Scholar (Bic) Limitedceased 01/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Mark Alexander Victor Broadwayceased 14/03/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
Suites 6-7 The Turvill Building Old Swiss
149 Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge
CB1 7BX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)
Active
SALT, Toby Dominic Brodigan, Professor→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
ZHOU, Hongru→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-10
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BROADWAY, Mark Alexander Victor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-14 · resigned 2007-06-22
BROADWAY, Paul Nathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-22 · resigned 2019-09-02
HESKETH, Fiona Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-09-03 · resigned 2020-08-31
JPCORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-14 · resigned 1997-03-14
BA, Kai→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2020-08-31
BROADWAY, Mark Alexander Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-03-14 · resigned 2019-09-02
GAME, David Thomas Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1997-03-14 · resigned 2016-07-19
HE, Junli→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-31 · resigned 2023-04-04
LI, Dongmei→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-09-03 · resigned 2023-04-04
SLATFORD, Russell Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2020-08-31
SPENS, Michael Colin Barkley→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-09-03 · resigned 2021-11-18
STACEY, Christopher Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-31 · resigned 2020-09-01
STACEY, Christopher Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2024-08-18
WEN, Yibo→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2021-05-10
JPCORD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-14 · resigned 1997-03-14
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Mortgages & charges
17
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2015 | 01/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2015 | 01/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/07/2012 | 01/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/12/2004 | 01/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/12/2004 | 01/08/2019 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/11/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/09/2004 | 09/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/05/2002 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/10/2001 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 10/07/2001 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 12/08/2000 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1998 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1998 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1998 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1998 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/07/1997 | 18/05/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/07/1997 | 05/01/2005 |
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Recent filings (175 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-06-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-06-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16