ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST

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04546328 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-09-26

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

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: First-degree level higher education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85422Post-graduate level higher education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

48 officers (7 active, 48 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

162 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-03-21
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officers · AP01
2026-03-20
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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INESON, Emma Gwynneth, Rt Rev Dr appointed
director
2026-03-04
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SARGENT, Benjamin Charles, Revd Dr resigned
director
2026-02-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
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officers · TM01
2026-02-10
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MULLALLY, Sarah Elisabeth, The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Dame resigned
director
2026-02-10
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PRENTIS, Sharon Teresa, Rev Dr resigned
director
2026-01-05
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accounts · AA
2025-11-21
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officers · CH01
2025-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-14
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incorporation · MA
2025-07-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-05
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BURKE, Christopher Mark, The Venerable resigned
director
2025-06-05
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FRANCIS-DEHQANI, Gulnar Eleanor, Rt Rev Dr resigned
director
2025-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
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ELEYAE, Adeola Winifred, Revd Canon appointed
director
2024-06-10
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SANTS, Hector William Hepburn, Sir resigned
director
2024-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-10-01
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BUTCHER, Catherine Wallace appointed
director
2023-05-11
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officers · AP01
2023-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-01
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PRENTIS, Sharon Teresa, Rev Dr appointed
director
2023-04-30
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STEWART, Polly Rebecca resigned
director
2023-04-17
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
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BURKE, Christopher Mark, The Venerable appointed
director
2023-01-16
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GUMBEL, Nicholas Glynn Paul, Reverend resigned
director
2022-02-24
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BALL, John Peter resigned
director
2022-02-24
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NSANGA-NGOY, Lusa, Revd Canon resigned
director
2021-09-30
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ELEYAE, Adeola Winifred, Revd resigned
director
2021-03-11
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FRANCIS-DEHQANI, Gulnar Eleanor, Rt Rev Dr appointed
director
2021-03-11
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HILL, Peter, Rt Revd resigned
director
2020-07-27
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ASHCROFT, Mark David, Rt Revd resigned
director
2020-05-01
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COTTRELL, Stephen Geoffrey, Rt Revd resigned
director
2020-05-01
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HILL, Peter, Rt Revd appointed
director
2020-02-05
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SANTS, Hector William Hepburn, Sir appointed
director
2019-10-16
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COATES, Richard Michael, Rev appointed
director
2019-10-16
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WHARTON, Kate Elizabeth, Reverend appointed
director
2019-10-16
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WINTHER, Angus Christian appointed
director
2019-10-16
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ELEYAE, Adeola Winifred, Revd appointed
director
2019-10-16
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GUMBEL, Nicholas Glynn Paul, Reverend appointed
director
2019-10-16
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NSANGA-NGOY, Lusa, Revd Canon appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 112 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BURKE, Christopher Mark, The Venerable resigned 2025-06-05; FRANCIS-DEHQANI, Gulnar Eleanor, Rt Rev Dr resigned 2025-06-05; MULLALLY, Sarah Elisabeth, The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Dame resigned 2026-02-10

Group structure

St Paul's Theological Centre holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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St Paul's Theological Centre

Corporate parent

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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
St Paul's Theological Centre Corporate entity	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	13/12/2021
The Corporation Sole Of The Bishop Of London Individual	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	13/12/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

The Corporation Sole Of The Lord Bishop Of Chelmsfordceased 05/06/2025· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

24 Collingham Road

London

SW5 0LX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26