THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL TRUST

🌳Matureactive

04041975 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-07-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

54 officers (15 active, 54 linked, 50 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

162 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (116 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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2026-04-21
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2026-04-21
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officers · CH01
2026-04-21
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officers · CH01
2026-03-30
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LINCOLN, Deborah resigned
director
2026-03-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-12
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2026-01-11
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DOVE-CLARK, Michelle Afua appointed
director
2025-03-28
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officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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2025-03-27
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2025-03-27
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officers · AP01
2025-03-14
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GREEN, Matthew David appointed
director
2025-03-14
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HARTNETT, Gina appointed
director
2025-03-14
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LI-YAN-HUI, Xiao Rong appointed
director
2025-03-14
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MIEZITIS, Julian Charles appointed
director
2025-01-07
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2025-01-02
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SHARMA, Gunjan appointed
director
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-03
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2024-12-03
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2024-12-02
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WARREN, Christopher James appointed
director
2024-12-02
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BLAND, Stephen Julian resigned
director
2024-09-25
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BENN, Emily Sophie Wedgwood, The Hon appointed
director
2024-09-25
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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2024-07-01
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2024-06-27
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AL-BAHO, Amer Ibrahim Jasim, Dr resigned
director
2024-06-27
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GRAVES, David Andrew resigned
director
2024-06-05
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officers · TM01
2024-05-28
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PACKHAM, Graham David resigned
director
2024-02-07
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accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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STOCKMANN, Caroline Anne appointed
director
2023-04-03
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2023-03-16
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2023-03-14
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RICKLOW, Howard Ian resigned
director
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2022-11-28
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AL-BAHO, Amer Ibrahim Jasim, Dr appointed
director
2022-10-13
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HODGES, Peter Lewis resigned
director
2022-07-25
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NOEL, Philip Arthur Nicholas appointed
director
2021-08-25
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VAUGHAN, Jonathan Andrew, Professor appointed
director
2021-08-25
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WILLIAMS, Lynnette Frances resigned
director
2021-07-06
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PACKHAM, Graham David appointed
director
2021-06-08
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LITTLECHILD, Vivienne resigned
director
2021-06-08
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SCOTT, Melissa Augusta Harriet resigned
director
2021-03-09
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HUO, Rongrong appointed
director
2020-06-02
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HOFFMAN, Alan Michael resigned
director
2020-06-02
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MOORE, Martin Richard resigned
director
2020-03-03
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CONSTABLE, Neil Ernest Alexander appointed
director
2020-03-03
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LAIDLAW, Gillian Mary appointed
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 80 — 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 80 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-07-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

1 C/O Guildhall School Of Music &

Drama, Silk Street, Barbican

London

EC2Y 8DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01