BASICS PLUS
🌳Matureactive
03884643 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-11-26
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 15.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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 15.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕TURNER, Avis Pamela appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-20➕PEACOCK, Robert Stephens appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➖TAYLOR, Nicholas Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-02-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12➕GALE, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-12➖JACONELLI, Michael Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-25➕TIDD, Anne Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20➖BARNES, Colin Morgan resigneddirector
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-12➕HASTIE, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-12-12➕HOBSON, John appointeddirector
- 2012-12-12➕TAYLOR, Nicholas Richard appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 1999-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BASICS PLUS
- 1999-11-26➕TURNER, Avis Pamela appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-26➕BARNES, Colin Morgan appointeddirector
- 1999-11-26➕JACONELLI, Michael Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Betton Farm Racecourse Road
East Ayton
Scarborough
YO13 9HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (7 active · 3 resigned)
TURNER, Avis Pamela→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-11-26
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GALE, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-12-12
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HASTIE, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2012-12-12
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HOBSON, John→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-12-12
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PEACOCK, Robert Stephens→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-01-20
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TIDD, Anne Mary→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-10-25
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TURNER, Avis Pamela→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2025-04-01
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BARNES, Colin Morgan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2021-12-20
JACONELLI, Michael Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2023-12-12
TAYLOR, Nicholas Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-12-12 · resigned 2025-01-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/08/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-27