CALDER VALLEY STEINER EDUCATION LTD.

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04293968 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-09-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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  2. 2026-03-02
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  3. 2025-07-14
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    EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-14
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-13
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  6. 2025-06-13
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  7. 2025-06-12
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    EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne resigned
    director
  8. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-05-19
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    BARBOUR, Jayne appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2023-06-01
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  12. 2022-04-27
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  13. 2021-05-05
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  14. 2020-07-09
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  15. 2019-09-26
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  16. 2019-09-26
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  17. 2019-09-04
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    LIHOU, Ingrid appointed
    director
  18. 2019-09-04
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    O'NEILL, Rory resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-31
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  20. 2018-12-10
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  21. 2018-12-10
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  22. 2018-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #7
  23. 2018-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2018-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-04-23
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    EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-04-23
    ➖
    LEA BEWICK, John resigned
    secretary
  27. 2018-04-23
    ➖
    WILKINSON, Josee resigned
    director
  28. 2017-11-11
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    O'NEILL, Rory appointed
    director
  29. 2017-09-04
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    SINCLAIR, Sarah Jane Netherton resigned
    director
  30. 2017-03-13
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    SINCLAIR, Sarah Jane Netherton appointed
    director
  31. 2017-03-13
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Josee appointed
    director
  32. 2016-04-02
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    ALLISON, Susan resigned
    director
  33. 2015-05-14
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    MYNOTT, Graham Nicholas resigned
    director
  34. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    CARMAN, Maggie resigned
    director
  35. 2014-02-10
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    ALLISON, Susan appointed
    director
  36. 2013-01-17
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    TAYLOR, Jannina resigned
    director
  37. 2011-01-05
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Wakefield Diocesan Church Organization Society
  38. 2010-10-18
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    HILL, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  39. 2010-10-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Tintagel House (Sheffield) Limited
  40. 2010-07-05
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    CARMAN, Maggie appointed
    director
  41. 2010-07-05
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    CORNEY, Helen Amanda resigned
    director
  42. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    HILL, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  43. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    MYNOTT, Graham Nicholas appointed
    director
  44. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Jannina appointed
    director
  45. 2004-05-10
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    BUNZL, Richard Simon, Dr appointed
    director
  46. 2002-09-11
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    CORNEY, Helen Amanda appointed
    director
  47. 2002-09-10
    ➖
    HOWARTH, Teresa Margaret resigned
    director
  48. 2001-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As CALDER VALLEY STEINER EDUCATION LTD.
  49. 2001-09-26
    ➕
    LEA BEWICK, John appointed
    secretary
  50. 2001-09-26
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne appointed
    director
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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
  • -4 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Incorporated2001-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Calder Valley Steiner School Church Bank Lane
Cragg Vale
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX7 5TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)

EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARBOUR, Jayne→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNZL, Richard Simon, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-07-14
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Active
LIHOU, Ingrid→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-09-04
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Active
LEA BEWICK, John→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2018-04-23
Resigned
ALLISON, Susan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-02-10 · resigned 2016-04-02
Resigned
CARMAN, Maggie→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
CORNEY, Helen Amanda→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2010-07-05
Resigned
EDWARDS, Marilyn Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2025-06-12
Resigned
HILL, Mark Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2010-10-18
Resigned
HOWARTH, Teresa Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
MYNOTT, Graham Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned
O'NEILL, Rory→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-11-11 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Sarah Jane Netherton→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-13 · resigned 2017-09-04
Resigned
TAYLOR, Jannina→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2013-01-17
Resigned
WILKINSON, Josee→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-13 · resigned 2018-04-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Wakefield Diocesan Church Organization Society
Legal charge1 property05/01/201110/12/2018
satisfied
Tintagel House (Sheffield)
Tintagel House (Sheffield) Limited
Second legal charge1 property08/10/201010/12/2018

Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05