CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
🌳Matureactive
04504128 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-08-06
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
70 officers (11 active, 70 linked, 67 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
191 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (151 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01➕CORBETT, Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-06-10➕GRIFFITHS, John David Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2025-04-25➖ABEYIE, Joanna Tufuo, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20➖GRIFFITHS, John David Mcleod resigneddirector
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-18➕TUNLEY, Claire appointeddirector
- 2024-07-18➕ABEYIE, Joanna Tufuo, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-07-18➖BROEKE, Tijs, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-07-18➖GREEN, Lucas resigneddirector
- 2024-04-16➕GOODMAN, Steve appointeddirector
- 2024-04-16➕GRIFFITHS, John David Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2024-04-16➖HAINES, Caroline Wilma resigneddirector
- 2024-03-21➖MURPHY, Benjamin Daniel resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-01➕KHAN, Sanowar, Professor appointeddirector
- 2022-08-31➖VERRALL, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2022-07-14➕BANDA, Jamel appointeddirector
- 2022-05-23➕MCGUINNESS, Catherine Sidony appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05➖AMEER, Rehana Banu resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01➖BENNETT, Peter Gordon resigneddirector
- 2021-11-18➕MURPHY, Benjamin Daniel appointeddirector
- 2021-07-07➖LORD, Charles Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-12-11➕VERRALL, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2020-09-24➕HOWARD, Robert Picton Seymour appointeddirector
- 2020-09-06➖JAMES, Clare Deborah resigneddirector
- 2020-07-23➕HAINES, Caroline Wilma appointeddirector
- 2020-07-23➖HOLMES, Patricia Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-07-09➕LORD, Charles Edward appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➖MCMURTRIE, Andrew Stratton resigneddirector
- 2019-05-02➕BROEKE, Tijs, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-05-02➖PATEL, Dhruv Prashant resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 151 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
North Wing, Guildhall
Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (11 active · 59 resigned)
BANDA, Jamel→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-07-14
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BENZECRY, Edward Charles→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-27
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BLACKWELL, Roy William→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Active
CORBETT, Anne→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2025-07-01
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GOODMAN, Steve→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-04-16
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GRIFFITHS, John David Mcleod→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-10
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HOWARD, Robert Picton Seymour→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-24
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KHAN, Sanowar, Professor→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-09-01
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MCGUINNESS, Catherine Sidony→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-05-23
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TUNLEY, Claire→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-07-18
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HUTTON, Christopher Nigel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2016-08-19
JENNINGS, Loretta→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2010-03-23
SCOTT, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2011-08-07
ABEYIE, Joanna Tufuo, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-07-18 · resigned 2025-04-25
AMEER, Rehana Banu→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-13 · resigned 2022-04-05
ANDERSON, Judith Hollander→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2005-11-22 · resigned 2009-11-22
ANDERSON, Randall Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-12-15 · resigned 2009-12-15
ANDERSON, Randall Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-12-15 · resigned 2010-09-27
ATKINSON, Simon Maxwell→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2016-01-14
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Recent filings (191 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-02