AFRICAN REVIVAL

🌳Matureactive

05169063 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-07-02

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: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (9 active, 41 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

136 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

• 5 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-25
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SARPONG, Joyce Grace resigned
director
2026-02-26
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officers · CH01
2026-02-26
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officers · AP01
2026-02-25
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2025-12-22
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JAMES, Glen William resigned
director
2025-12-11
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ARNOLD, Damian Barry appointed
director
2025-12-11
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HOYSTED, Susan Teresa appointed
director
2025-12-11
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MCILQUHAM, Mark appointed
director
2025-11-25
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accounts · AA
2025-09-16
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officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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STEVENS, Bernard John resigned
director
2025-06-10
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CORP, Nicola appointed
director
2025-05-15
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officers · AP01
2025-05-15
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2025-05-15
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officers · TM01
2025-03-20
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AJAYI, Timothy Temitope, Rev appointed
director
2025-03-20
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DE BOISE, Roy Sidney resigned
director
2025-03-20
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INCH, Catherine resigned
director
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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2024-03-10
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MILLER, Elaine Veronica resigned
director
2024-01-09
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2023-12-29
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2023-12-28
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MILLER, Elaine Veronica appointed
director
2023-12-20
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SRAI-CHOHAN, Sunaina resigned
director
2023-11-01
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accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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2022-08-23
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2022-03-17
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WILSON, Hilary Margaret appointed
director
2022-03-17
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INCH, Catherine appointed
director
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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SARPONG, Joyce Grace appointed
director
2018-06-20
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SRAI-CHOHAN, Sunaina appointed
director
2018-03-15
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CLARK, Ian appointed
director
2017-03-31
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LEEPER, David John resigned
director
2017-03-15
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DE BOISE, Roy Sidney appointed
director
2016-04-01
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JAMES, Glen William appointed
director
2016-04-01
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WATSON, Helen resigned
director
2016-03-08
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KENNEDY, Elizabeth Ann Stafford resigned
director
2016-03-08
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LODGE, Jacqueline Linda resigned
director
2015-12-18
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CHILANGWA FARMER, Diane, Dr resigned
director
2015-11-30
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JAMES, Glen William resigned
director
2015-10-19
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STEVENS, Bernard John appointed
director
2015-06-08
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PESENTI, Antoine Stevens resigned
director
2014-10-04
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FAWCETT, Edward resigned
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: JAMES, Glen William resigned 2025-12-22; SARPONG, Joyce Grace resigned 2026-03-25; STEVENS, Bernard John resigned 2025-09-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Woodhall Barns Hungry Hill Lane

Send

Woking

GU23 7LG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02