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03644723 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-09-30

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 6.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85320Technical and vocational secondary education
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

348 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (212 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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officers · TM01
2026-04-27
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FROST, Anne Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-04-01
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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KITCATT, Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-03-05
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officers · TM01
2026-01-21
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officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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DAHL, James Edward Lenygon resigned
director
2026-01-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-08
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accounts · AA
2025-11-26
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officers · TM01
2025-11-24
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ORR, Murray Leonard resigned
director
2025-10-10
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officers · AP01
2025-10-08
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officers · AP01
2025-10-08
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2025-10-07
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ABEDI, Mana appointed
director
2025-10-07
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ROBINSON, Steven Vears appointed
director
2025-10-01
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ALOZIE, Jennese Rachael appointed
director
2025-10-01
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HEALD, Claire Louise appointed
director
2025-10-01
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officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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NICHOLSON, Michael George resigned
director
2025-04-22
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officers · TM01
2025-04-21
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KNOWLES, James Donald, Professor resigned
director
2025-04-02
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address · AD04
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-10
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LAWS, David Anthony appointed
director
2024-12-05
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OJJA, Mohsen resigned
director
2024-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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2024-06-30
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HADAWI, Ali, Dr resigned
director
2024-05-01
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JACKSON, Thomas John appointed
director
2024-05-01
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officers · AP01
2024-04-03
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2024-04-03
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2024-04-01
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EWING, Hilary Ann appointed
director
2024-04-01
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FROST, Anne Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-01-01
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MARTINI, Lara Rolande Elda resigned
director
2023-11-03
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NICHOLSON, Michael George appointed
director
2023-06-30
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NICHOLSON, Michael George resigned
director
2023-05-11
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ORR, Murray Leonard appointed
director
2023-04-01
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KIYANI, Nadeem Maqsood resigned
director
2023-01-01
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SMITH, Paula appointed
director
2023-01-01
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OJJA, Mohsen appointed
director
2022-09-30
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MODAN, Amina Bibi Ali resigned
director
2022-09-01
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ALLEN, Mark Barry Lindon appointed
director
2022-09-01
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HALL, Thomas Joseph appointed
director
2022-07-31
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MOORE, Susan Margaret resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 212 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DAHL, James Edward Lenygon resigned 2026-01-20; FROST, Anne Elizabeth resigned 2026-04-27; KITCATT, Elizabeth resigned 2026-03-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Devas Street

Manchester

M15 6EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27