ERIDGE HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04216973 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-15

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£442.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 24.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £442,235

Cash draining

Cash down 73% YoY

Cash YoY

-73%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£225k

↓ 73% YoY

Net Worth

£442k

↑ 39% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Cash	£224.5k	£835.1k
Net assets	£442.2k	£317.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2025-10-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2025-10-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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WARING, Hugo Clive Allen appointed
director
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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WARING, Marcus Henry Allen appointed
director
2024-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-25
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ECKWORTH, Karen Elaine resigned
director
2021-11-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-07
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ECKWORTH, Karen Elaine appointed
director
2020-08-05
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YOUNGER, Mark Peter resigned
director
2018-07-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-03-12
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O'BRYAN-TEAR, Charles Gillies resigned
director
2018-02-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-10-13
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YOUNGER, Mark Peter appointed
director
2016-02-26
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O'BRYAN-TEAR, Charles Gillies appointed
director
2009-09-30
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O'BRYAN TEAR, Charles Gillies, Dr resigned
secretary
2008-08-31
➖
WARING, Marcus Henry Allen resigned
director
2007-10-05
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O'BRYAN TEAR, Charles Gillies, Dr appointed
secretary
2007-10-05
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WARING, Marcus Henry Allen resigned
secretary
2006-01-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-08-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2001-05-15
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Company incorporated
As ERIDGE HOUSE LIMITED
2001-05-15
➕
WARING, Lucinda Clare Allen appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
WARING, Marcus Henry Allen appointed
secretary
2001-05-15
➕
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-05-15
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-05-15
➕
WARING, Marcus Henry Allen appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-05-15
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WARING, Marcus Henry Allen (same surname) appointed 2024-03-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Eridge House (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ERIDGE HOUSE LIMITED

This company · 04216973

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
Eridge House (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/11/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Lucinda Clare Allen Waringceased 20/11/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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.

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Hitchcock House Hilltop Park

Devizes Road

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP3 4UF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

WARING, Hugo Clive Allen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2025-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WARING, Lucinda Clare Allen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2001-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WARING, Marcus Henry Allen→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

O'BRYAN TEAR, Charles Gillies, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-05 · resigned 2009-09-30

Resigned

WARING, Marcus Henry Allen→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2007-10-05

Resigned

BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2001-05-15

Resigned

ECKWORTH, Karen Elaine→

director · ~64y · appointed 2021-09-07 · resigned 2022-01-25

Resigned

O'BRYAN-TEAR, Charles Gillies→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-26 · resigned 2018-03-12

Resigned

WARING, Marcus Henry Allen→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2008-08-31

Resigned

YOUNGER, Mark Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2020-08-05

Resigned

DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2001-05-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/03/2026	—
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/12/2025	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	25/07/2018	23/10/2025
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	27/01/2006	23/10/2025
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	24/08/2001	08/02/2018

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-19

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-03-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2025-12-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-10-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-10-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-24