TRANSFORM SCHOOLS (STOKE) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
04078757 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-22
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
36/100
Watch
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 36/100 (watch), bankability 30/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.6y

40/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
151 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
36/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
20
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 address
  • 2 insolvency
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-30
    BEAUCHAMP, Simon Richard Thorpe resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-12-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-11
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
    insolvency · LIQ02
  7. 2025-12-11
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  8. 2025-11-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-10-25
    VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2025-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-02
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-10-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2023-09-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2022-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-10
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-16
    BEAUCHAMP, Simon Richard Thorpe appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-16
    BROOKING, David John resigned
    director
  24. 2017-09-30
    BROOKING, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-30
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2017-03-31
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward appointed
    director
  27. 2017-03-31
    WARD, James William resigned
    director
  28. 2016-12-16
    EDWARDS, Matthew James resigned
    director
  29. 2016-12-16
    WARD, James William appointed
    director
  30. 2015-08-25
    EDWARDS, Matthew James appointed
    director
  31. 2015-08-25
    GRAHAM, John resigned
    director
  32. 2014-02-14
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2014-02-14
    VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2013-04-30
    BUCKLEY, George Lawrence resigned
    director
  35. 2013-04-30
    WALKER, Kevin Vernon resigned
    director
  36. 2010-10-01
    BUCKLEY, George Lawrence appointed
    director
  37. 2010-10-01
    GREENSPAN, Daniel James resigned
    director
  38. 2010-04-28
    GREENSPAN, Daniel James appointed
    director
  39. 2010-04-28
    WILLS, Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  40. 2009-06-23
    WALKER, Kevin Vernon appointed
    director
  41. 2009-06-03
    SPENCER, Christopher Loraine resigned
    director
  42. 2008-10-20
    FERNANDES, Milton Anthony resigned
    director
  43. 2008-10-20
    GRAHAM, John appointed
    director
  44. 2007-12-12
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward resigned
    director
  45. 2007-12-12
    FERNANDES, Milton Anthony appointed
    director
  46. 2006-11-27
    SHEEHAN, Richard Keith appointed
    director
  47. 2006-08-11
    HUDSON, Michael John resigned
    director
  48. 2006-08-11
    RYLATT, Ian Kenneth resigned
    director
  49. 2006-08-11
    WILLS, Helen Margaret appointed
    director
  50. 2006-07-07
    HARRIS, John David resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

3 high · 1 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-12-11: liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs; 2025-12-11: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned 2025-10-25; BEAUCHAMP, Simon Richard Thorpe resigned 2026-04-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Transform Schools (Stoke) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Transform Schools (Stoke) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TRANSFORM SCHOOLS (STOKE) LIMITED
This company · 04078757

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Transform Schools (Stoke) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · E postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 PARKERS HILL TPH LIMITED
13111720 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
123 IDEAS LIMITED
15513408 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
145 VICARAGE ROAD LIMITED
07842768 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
174 PORTOBELLO ROAD LIMITED
12252375 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
18 HOGARTH ROAD LTD
15183789 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
196 WESTBOURNE GROVE LIMITED
12239437 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
1ST UK ROOFING & BUILDING LTD
11804107 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
2 PEMBROKE WALK LIMITED
12311459 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
225 CITY RESIDENCES LIMITED
12645504 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
225 CITY ROAD LIMITED
12490280 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
225 MARSH WALL HOLDCO LIMITED
12328983 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
225 MARSH WALL OPCO LIMITED
14194053 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

12 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Level 33 One Canada Square
London
E14 5AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 25 resigned)

SHEEHAN, Richard Keith
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2014-02-14
Resigned
VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-14 · resigned 2025-10-25
Resigned
ARCHBOLD, Michael
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
BEAUCHAMP, Simon Richard Thorpe
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-16 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned
BROOKING, David John
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-30 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
BUCKLEY, George Lawrence
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2013-04-30
Resigned
CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2007-12-12
Resigned
EDWARDS, Matthew James
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-08-25 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
FERNANDES, Milton Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2008-10-20
Resigned
FERNANDES, Milton Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
FINEGAN, Andrea
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned
GRAHAM, John
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
GREENSPAN, Daniel James
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-04-28 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
HARRIS, John David
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
HUDSON, Michael John
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2006-08-11
Resigned
RABIN, Anthony Leon Philip
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-10-26 · resigned 2002-08-05
Resigned
RYLATT, Ian Kenneth
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-22 · resigned 2006-08-11
Resigned
SPENCER, Christopher Loraine
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Composite guarantee and debenture executed by the company, transform schools (stoke) holdings limited and the chargee1 property26/10/200002/10/2023
outstanding
Transform Schools (Stoke) Holdings
Transform Schools (Stoke) Holdings Limited
Floating charge1 property26/10/2000
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (151 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2025-12-11
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2025-12-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11