SEWELL EDUCATION (YORK) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05204154 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-18
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    BOND, Josh Callum appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    ATKINS, Graham Bruce, Mr. resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2010-04-21
    ➕
    CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-21
    ➖
    CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Alan Campbell resigned
    director
  23. 2009-05-28
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointed
    director
  24. 2009-05-28
    ➖
    WATT, Moray David resigned
    director
  25. 2006-08-24
    ➖
    ELLIOT, John Christian resigned
    director
  26. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    WATT, Moray David appointed
    director
  27. 2005-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  28. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-12-07
    ➖
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    ATKINS, Graham Bruce, Mr. appointed
    director
  31. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    ELLIOT, John Christian appointed
    director
  32. 2004-12-07
    ➖
    EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2004-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEWELL EDUCATION (YORK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  34. 2004-08-12
    ➕
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2004-08-12
    ➕
    EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Sewell Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Pfi Infrastructure Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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SEWELL EDUCATION (YORK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 05204154

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sewell Group Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/08/2016
Pfi Infrastructure Finance Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Geneva Way
Leads Road
Hull
North Humberside
HU7 0DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOND, Josh Callum→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-03-18
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Active
CAVILL, John Ivor→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-04-21
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Active
LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-04-06
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Active
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2004-12-07
Resigned
ATKINS, Graham Bruce, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2010-04-21
Resigned
ELLIOT, John Christian→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2006-08-24
Resigned
RITCHIE, Alan Campbell→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-28 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned
WATT, Moray David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2009-05-28
Resigned
EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2004-12-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/01/2005—
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Recent filings (74 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13