ASHVILLE COLLEGE TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04552232 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-10-03

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 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

81 officers (14 active, 81 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

223 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (182 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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2025-09-01
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ESSEN, Sam appointed
director
2025-09-01
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FOSTER, James appointed
director
2025-09-01
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JONES, Helen appointed
director
2025-09-01
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MORTON, Darren appointed
director
2025-09-01
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WILLIS, Sophie Louise appointed
director
2025-08-31
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CHAPLIN, Holly resigned
director
2025-08-31
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MOTTRAM, Beth resigned
director
2025-08-31
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SEARCH, James Charles resigned
director
2025-08-31
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VAUTREY, Anne Elizabeth Sudworth resigned
director
2025-05-16
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accounts · AA
2025-04-11
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2025-04-07
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mortgage · MR04
2025-04-07
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-04-07
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-12-02
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2024-08-31
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HUMPHREYS, David Charles resigned
director
2024-08-31
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WHITELEY, John Peter resigned
director
2024-06-18
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2023-09-25
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2023-09-01
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AVERRE, Thomas James appointed
director
2023-09-01
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HAIR, Nick appointed
director
2023-09-01
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PRECIOUS, Adrian appointed
director
2023-09-01
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CHAPLIN, Holly appointed
director
2023-08-31
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MIDGLEY, Christopher John resigned
director
2023-06-29
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DONKIN, Simon resigned
director
2022-09-01
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ANDREWS, Stephen Richard appointed
director
2022-09-01
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MOTTRAM, Beth appointed
director
2022-08-31
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BROWN, Ian Edward resigned
director
2022-08-31
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LOFTHOUSE, Michelle resigned
director
2022-08-31
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SAINT-MARC, Jerome Christophe resigned
director
2022-04-22
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AINDOW, Helen resigned
secretary
2021-12-06
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STYLES, Greg appointed
director
2021-10-28
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EDWARDS, Nicholas John resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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

2 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CHAPLIN, Holly resigned 2025-08-31; MOTTRAM, Beth resigned 2025-08-31; SEARCH, James Charles resigned 2025-08-31

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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Ashville College

Green Lane

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 9JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03