ACTION FOR BORSTAL COMMUNITY PROJECT

🌳Matureactive

03364165 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-05-01

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£4.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

49 officers (5 active, 49 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

155 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,522

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

Current Assets

£6k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£4.5k
Current assets	£6.0k
Net assets	£4.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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TRANTER, Stuart Albert resigned
director
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2025-11-07
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officers · AP01
2025-11-07
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officers · AP01
2025-11-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-15
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CURZON, Denise Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-02-03
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CROSS, Catherine Patricia appointed
director
2025-02-03
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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KEW, Alan Geoffrey resigned
director
2024-06-04
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officers · AP01
2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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2023-06-06
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officers · AP01
2023-05-16
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BECKETT, Lisa resigned
director
2023-03-15
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MCCANN, Christopher Timothey Joseph resigned
director
2022-12-20
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BECKETT, Leanne appointed
director
2022-12-20
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BECKETT, Lisa appointed
director
2022-09-01
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BECKETT, Lisa Elaine appointed
director
2022-06-23
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accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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2022-04-05
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2022-03-28
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LEWIS, Felicitas resigned
director
2021-09-12
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accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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officers · AP01
2021-02-26
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MCVEIGH, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
director
2021-02-03
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officers · TM01
2021-02-01
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BAKER, Edward Winton, Councillor resigned
director
2020-01-01
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KAIN, Louise resigned
secretary
2018-07-20
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KEW, Alan Geoffrey appointed
director
2018-07-20
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TRANTER, Stuart Albert appointed
director
2018-07-20
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WHITBY, Kelly resigned
director
2018-04-23
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AYLWARD, Julie Barbara, Rev resigned
director
2018-04-23
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LEWIS, Felicitas resigned
director
2015-09-15
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GRIFFITHS, Emma resigned
director
2015-05-01
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TOLHURST, Kelly Jane resigned
director
2015-04-30
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CLARKE, Elliott resigned
director
2013-09-07
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MCCANN, Christopher Timothey Joseph appointed
director
2013-09-07
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WHITBY, Kelly appointed
director
2013-09-02
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HARRIS, Michael John resigned
secretary
2013-09-02
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KAIN, Louise appointed
secretary
2013-08-05
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AYLWARD, Julie Barbara, Rev appointed
director
2012-09-18
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LEWIS, Felicitas appointed
director
2011-11-10
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TOLHURST, Kelly Jane appointed
director
2011-10-31
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LEWIS, Felicitas appointed
director
2011-10-03
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GRIFFITHS, Emma appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stuart Albert Tranter Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	20/07/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Felicitas Lewisceased 28/03/2022· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Alan Geoffrey Kewceased 31/12/2024· significant influence · trust interest

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Abc Centre 13 & 14 Mercury Close

Borstal

Rochester

Kent

ME1 3AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-15

Last: 2025-05-01