1509 GROUP

🌳Matureactive

04104101 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-11-08

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

8 live charges · oldest 23.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.0 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: low (51/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

73 officers (6 active, 73 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

242 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (169 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · TM01
2026-03-24
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LOGUE, Mun-Ling resigned
director
2026-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
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WINDSOR, Michael resigned
director
2025-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
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STYCHE-PATEL, Heather resigned
director
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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MEREDITH, Stephen John appointed
director
2025-07-02
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LOGUE, Mun-Ling appointed
director
2025-06-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-15
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WHITHAM, Rebecca Frances appointed
secretary
2025-05-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-24
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UKIAH, Robert Anthony resigned
secretary
2025-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
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LINGARD, Thomas Edward appointed
director
2023-07-05
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STYCHE-PATEL, Heather appointed
director
2023-07-05
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WINDSOR, Michael appointed
director
2023-06-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-24
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COTTON, Robert Lloyd resigned
director
2023-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-20
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FELL, Patrick William resigned
director
2022-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-21
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PEEL, Peter Graham resigned
director
2022-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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BARNETT, Clive Durac resigned
director
2020-12-08
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VINEALL QC, Nicholas Edward John appointed
director
2019-12-10
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CRITCHLOW, Christopher Allan, His Honour resigned
director
2019-12-10
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PEARSON, Henry James, Dr resigned
director
2019-05-05
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PARSONS, Michael George Finnimore resigned
director
2018-12-11
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JORDAN, Jennifer, Cllr resigned
director
2018-12-11
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PRICE, Shirley Christine, Professor resigned
director
2018-11-08
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COUNSELL, David John resigned
director
2018-07-11
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COBLEY, Catherine Frances resigned
director
2018-07-11
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FAIRLEY, John David resigned
director
2018-07-11
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LINTON, Lorraine Susan Kendrick, Dr resigned
director
2018-07-11
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ONSLOW, Rupert Charles William Bullard, Lord resigned
director
2018-07-11
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SHORTER, Christopher Trevor resigned
director
2018-07-11
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STOTT, Julie Anne resigned
director
2018-07-11
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STYCHE-PATEL, Heather resigned
director
2018-07-11
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VINEALL QC, Nicholas Edward John resigned
director
2018-05-21
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PARSONS, Michael George Finnimore appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 169 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: LOGUE, Mun-Ling resigned 2026-03-24; STYCHE-PATEL, Heather resigned 2025-10-14; WINDSOR, Michael resigned 2025-12-08

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-11-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Royal Grammar School

High Street

Guildford

Surrey

GU1 3BB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19