ENDORSEMENT AND QUALITY STANDARDS BOARD FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEARNING (ENGLAND)

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03505553 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-02-05
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (3 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-19
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    GOODING, Alana Roberta resigned
    director
  8. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-07-01
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    WESTON, Rowena resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-10-21
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    GOODING, Alana Roberta appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-21
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    WESTON, Rowena appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-04
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    EVANS, David James resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-21
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    GRAY, Lorraine resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-21
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    THORNHILL, Patricia Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2011-01-19
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    HARRIS, Laura appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-01-19
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    MARKS, Janice resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-03-31
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    COLLINS, Lucia resigned
    director
  25. 2008-08-31
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    GRANT, Amanda Jayne, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2007-04-30
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    LEDWITH, Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2007-04-24
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    EVANS, David James appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-15
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    JEFFRIES, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  29. 2004-01-30
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    HAMPSON, Sally resigned
    director
  30. 2003-09-01
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    HERRMANN, Antony Paul resigned
    director
  31. 2003-04-07
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    ALLEZ, Andrea Joan resigned
    director
  32. 2002-11-11
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    CHAPMAN, John Harold resigned
    director
  33. 2002-11-11
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    GOODING, Alana resigned
    director
  34. 2002-07-22
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    BOOTON, Barbara resigned
    director
  35. 2002-02-14
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    FAIRHURST, Kay resigned
    director
  36. 2001-01-10
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    ALLEZ, Andrea Joan appointed
    director
  37. 2000-07-12
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    ROBERTSON, James Whyte appointed
    director
  38. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    MARKS, Janice appointed
    secretary
  39. 2000-07-12
    ➖
    WILDE, Peter resigned
    secretary
  40. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    BOOTON, Barbara appointed
    director
  41. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, John Harold appointed
    director
  42. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    COLLINS, Lucia appointed
    director
  43. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    FAIRHURST, Kay appointed
    director
  44. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    GOODING, Alana appointed
    director
  45. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    GRANT, Amanda Jayne, Dr appointed
    director
  46. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    GRAY, Lorraine appointed
    director
  47. 2000-07-12
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    HAMPSON, Sally appointed
    director
  48. 2000-07-12
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    HERRMANN, Antony Paul appointed
    director
  49. 2000-07-12
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    HINDLEY, Ann resigned
    director
  50. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    JEFFRIES, Sally Ann appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated1998-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Lynton Drive
Shipley
BD18 3DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 20 resigned)

HARRIS, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Val, Doctor→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-02-05
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Active
ROBERTSON, James Whyte→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARKS, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2011-01-19
Resigned
WILDE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2000-07-12
Resigned
ALLEZ, Andrea Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-01-10 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned
BOOTON, Barbara→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned
CHAPMAN, John Harold→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2002-11-11
Resigned
COLLINS, Lucia→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
EVANS, David James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2013-04-04
Resigned
FAIRHURST, Kay→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2002-02-14
Resigned
GOODING, Alana Roberta→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2023-01-19
Resigned
GOODING, Alana→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2002-11-11
Resigned
GRANT, Amanda Jayne, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2008-08-31
Resigned
GRAY, Lorraine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
HAMPSON, Sally→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2004-01-30
Resigned
HERRMANN, Antony Paul→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2000-07-12
Resigned
JEFFRIES, Sally Ann→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned
LEDWITH, Margaret→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02