BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

04492250 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-07-23

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 23.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

4 live charges · oldest 23.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.8 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 (50/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (9 active, 35 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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2026-05-18
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2026-05-15
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officers · TM01
2026-04-27
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SOWERBY, Julian appointed
director
2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2026-04-20
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POTTINGER, David Irvine resigned
director
2026-02-25
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officers · TM01
2026-02-18
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HIGGINSON, Susan Julie resigned
director
2025-07-17
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officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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RICE, Edward Nicholas resigned
director
2025-07-04
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RUSHWORTH, William David Crawford resigned
director
2025-06-29
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2025-06-29
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2025-06-23
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ARMSTRONG, Andrew Earnshaw appointed
director
2025-06-23
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STIRRETT, Josh Patrick appointed
director
2025-05-21
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2025-01-22
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2025-01-22
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2025-01-20
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GREENSMITH, Judith Louise resigned
director
2024-12-31
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CROSS, Andrew James resigned
director
2024-10-01
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2024-10-01
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2024-09-16
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ADAMS, Phillip James appointed
director
2024-08-28
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2024-08-28
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2024-08-27
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BYRNE, Daniel John appointed
secretary
2024-08-27
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TURNER, Mark Jonathan resigned
secretary
2024-08-21
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ATKINSON HOWARD, Christine Alison appointed
director
2024-05-30
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-21
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2023-09-18
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THORP, Nicola Jayne, Dr appointed
director
2023-09-18
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HIGGINSON, Susan Julie appointed
director
2023-07-24
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COATES, Alasdair David resigned
director
2023-07-24
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officers · TM01
2023-07-24
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2023-07-24
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2022-12-31
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DODD, Lorraine Antonia Carrol resigned
director
2022-12-31
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MOORE, Julia, Dr resigned
director
2020-06-22
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BOUMPHREY, Ian Gordon resigned
director
2018-12-13
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2018-06-25
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FURNISS, Michael Stuart appointed
director
2018-06-25
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WATSON, Andrew Fraser resigned
director
2017-04-03
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POTTINGER, David Irvine appointed
director
2016-12-12
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JONES, Graham Edward resigned
director
2016-12-12
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SUTTON, Andrew resigned
director
2016-06-20
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CASHIN, Mark Richard appointed
director
2015-09-07
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GREENSMITH, Judith Louise appointed
director
2015-08-10
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WALSH, Angela Bernadette Therese resigned
director
2015-06-22
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COATES, Alasdair David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 87 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HIGGINSON, Susan Julie resigned 2026-02-18; POTTINGER, David Irvine resigned 2026-04-20

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

The Lodge, 58 Beresford Road

Oxton

Wirral

Merseyside

CH43 2JD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-30

Last: 2026-07-16