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04921852 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-10-06

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85520Cultural education
85600Educational support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.7y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (8 active, 34 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand

2025-10-04
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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GREENBERG, Alan Samuel resigned
director
2024-10-10
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accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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WATSON, Laura Jane resigned
director
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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mortgage · MR04
2023-03-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-03-27
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officers · TM01
2023-03-27
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officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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ADJAYE, Ashley Shaw Scott, Lady resigned
director
2023-03-22
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GUYTON, Lynne Elizabeth, Dr resigned
director
2022-12-31
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GRUSSING, Kathleen resigned
director
2022-12-31
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REILLY, Mary resigned
director
2022-12-31
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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officers · TM01
2022-11-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-09
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incorporation · MA
2022-10-07
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accounts · AA
2022-06-16
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officers · CH01
2022-06-16
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officers · AP01
2022-06-16
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officers · AP01
2022-06-16
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officers · AP01
2022-06-16
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officers · AP01
2022-06-13
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GILBERT, Tracey Ann appointed
director
2022-06-13
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SOTOMEY, Simon Kwao appointed
director
2022-06-13
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TAVERNIER, Claire Elisabeth appointed
director
2022-06-13
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GREENBERG, Alan Samuel appointed
director
2022-02-14
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address · AD01
2021-10-07
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accounts · AA
2021-02-28
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LEWIS, Richard Wayne resigned
director
2020-03-11
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VINER, Nicholas Philip resigned
director
2019-09-11
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KOBY-HIRSCHMANN, Bethany appointed
director
2019-09-11
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WATSON, Laura Jane appointed
director
2019-05-20
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METCALFE, Charles Michael appointed
director
2019-05-20
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ADJAYE, Ashley Shaw Scott, Lady appointed
director
2019-05-20
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GUYTON, Lynne Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2019-01-31
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QUINN, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-09-06
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SIMON, Paul, Associate Partner resigned
director
2016-02-11
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GILPIN-JACOBS, Emma resigned
director
2014-07-30
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VINER, Nicholas Philip appointed
director
2014-02-14
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REILLY, Mary appointed
director
2013-08-01
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GILPIN-JACOBS, Emma appointed
director
2013-02-14
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GRUSSING, Kathleen appointed
director
2012-09-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited (The Security Agent) as Agent and Trustee for Itself and Each of the Finance Parties
2011-11-30
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LEWIS, Richard Wayne appointed
director
2011-11-30
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SIMON, Paul, Associate Partner appointed
director
2010-09-24
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DEMEROUTIS, Basil James appointed
director
2010-08-11
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CORBRIDGE, Teresa Joanne resigned
secretary

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-10-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

School 360 Sugar House Lane

London

E15 2QS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-13

Last: 2025-11-29