ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03779971 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-28

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 24.2y 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: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General 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. 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

2 live charges · oldest 24.2y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

73 officers (15 active, 73 linked, 66 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

229 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (156 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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officers · AP01
2026-03-25
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COPIN, Madeleine Sophie Anne appointed
director
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-03-16
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accounts · AA
2026-03-13
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MARTIN, Richard resigned
director
2025-12-11
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MARTIN, Jennifer Ann resigned
director
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-09-02
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officers · CH01
2025-09-02
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officers · CH01
2025-07-01
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officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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officers · AP01
2025-06-27
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DAVIS, Russell Stewart appointed
director
2025-06-27
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SUTLOW, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2025-06-17
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FLYNN, Laura Clare resigned
director
2025-06-17
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officers · TM01
2025-01-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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BATY, Colin Russell resigned
director
2024-12-09
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officers · TM01
2024-12-04
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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HOLLIDAY, Stephen Adrian appointed
director
2024-11-04
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2024-11-01
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FRANCIS, Eloise Michelle appointed
director
2024-09-01
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ADAMS, Jayne Briony appointed
director
2024-09-01
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officers · AP01
2024-09-01
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officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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BROWN, Robert Haynes resigned
director
2024-07-03
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officers · TM01
2024-07-02
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ZANNA, Cecilia resigned
director
2024-07-01
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officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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LINDSAY, Louise resigned
director
2024-06-20
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HAY, Stephen James resigned
director
2024-06-20
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officers · TM01
2023-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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officers · AP01
2023-11-22
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officers · AP01
2023-11-22
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2023-11-16
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CAMERON, Vari appointed
director
2023-11-16
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FOSTER, David appointed
director
2023-11-16
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KEMPF, Felix appointed
director
2023-11-16
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NUTTALL, Freddie appointed
director
2023-09-11
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KAY, Simon, Dr resigned
director
2023-06-21
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HOLMES, Georgina appointed
director
2023-06-21
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BATY, Colin Russell appointed
director
2023-06-21
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FLYNN, Laura Clare appointed
director
2023-06-21
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ZANNA, Cecilia appointed
director
2023-04-24
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JOHNSON-POENSGEN, Douglas Howard resigned
director
2023-03-28
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HAY, Stephen James appointed
director
2023-03-17
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SWEENEY, Kate resigned
director
2022-10-06
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ARMSTRONG, Jane resigned
director
2022-03-08
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JOHNSON, Veera Venkata Sathyavathi resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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: MARTIN, Jennifer Ann resigned 2025-12-11; MARTIN, Richard resigned 2026-03-13

Group structure

The Woodard Corporation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Woodard Corporation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED

This company · 03779971

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
The Woodard Corporation Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-05-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Ardingly College

College Road, Ardingly

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH17 6SQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-06

Last: 2026-05-23