BRITISH SCHOOL OF WATCHMAKING

🌳Matureactive

05159742 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-06-22

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 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: First-degree level higher education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

117 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	6

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts · AA
2025-04-10
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officers · AP01
2025-04-10
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officers · AP03
2025-04-10
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officers · TM02
2025-04-10
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officers · AP01
2025-04-10
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officers · TM01
2025-03-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
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officers · CH01
2025-03-17
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address · AD01
2025-02-20
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address · AD01
2024-07-01
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BOULNOIS, Alexandre appointed
secretary
2024-07-01
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BOULNOIS, Alexandre appointed
director
2024-07-01
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JALLU, Benoit resigned
secretary
2024-07-01
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JALLU, Benoit resigned
director
2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-04
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LEITE BORGES, Viviane appointed
director
2020-09-10
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AMBLER, Diane resigned
director
2020-09-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminister Bank PLC
2017-09-14
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BRYAN, Gordon William appointed
director
2017-09-14
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AVERY, James Martyn resigned
director
2016-09-15
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HURST, Lisa resigned
secretary
2016-09-15
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JALLU, Benoit appointed
secretary
2016-09-15
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HURST, Lisa resigned
director
2016-09-15
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JALLU, Benoit appointed
director
2015-11-03
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TOWNDROW, Nicholas Paul resigned
director
2015-05-19
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REYNOLDS, Nickola Jane resigned
director
2015-05-19
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TOWNDROW, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2014-10-08
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WESTON, Jonathan appointed
director
2014-10-08
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HURST, Lisa appointed
secretary
2014-10-08
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PELLEGRINI, Fabien Ange Henri resigned
secretary
2014-10-08
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AMBLER, Diane appointed
director
2014-10-08
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BRYAN, Gordon William resigned
director
2014-10-08
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HEARN, Andrew Mark resigned
director
2014-10-08
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HURST, Lisa appointed
director
2014-10-08
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PELLEGRINI, Fabien Ange Henri resigned
director
2014-10-08
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REYNOLDS, Nickola Jane appointed
director
2014-02-28
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TOWNDROW, Nicholas Paul resigned
director
2012-02-01
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AVERY, James Martyn appointed
director
2011-07-29
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YOUNG, Paul resigned
director
2008-09-16
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KERR, Louis Gerard appointed
director
2007-07-26
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MOORCROFT, Stephen Joseph resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 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

-5 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-06

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-06-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

Evolution House 60 Bird Hall Lane

Cheadle Heath

Stockport

Cheshire

SK3 0SB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-22