MANCHESTER SCHOOL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
05319125 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £185,032

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£185.0k£320.5k
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-29
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    BROOKS, Sally-Ann resigned
    director
  14. 2018-01-29
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    MILLS, Angela resigned
    director
  15. 2018-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-01-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2016-11-22
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    BARBER, Jane Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2016-11-22
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    BROOKS, Sally-Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-22
    ➖
    HESKETH, Timothy John resigned
    director
  21. 2016-11-22
    ➕
    MILLS, Angela appointed
    director
  22. 2016-11-22
    ➖
    STOREY, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2012-09-24
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    STOREY, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2011-12-19
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    DAVIES, David Wyn appointed
    director
  25. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    GEORGE, John Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2011-12-19
    ➖
    VEERAPEN, Priya Ruth resigned
    director
  27. 2011-12-19
    ➖
    BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2011-10-27
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    BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2011-09-30
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    REICHERTER, Matthias Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2011-01-25
    ➕
    BARBER, Jane Catherine appointed
    director
  31. 2011-01-25
    ➖
    RAWLINSON, Martin James resigned
    director
  32. 2010-02-02
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    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean resigned
    director
  33. 2010-02-02
    ➕
    VEERAPEN, Priya Ruth appointed
    director
  34. 2009-12-01
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    HESKETH, Timothy John appointed
    director
  35. 2009-12-01
    ➖
    MCBREARTY, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  36. 2009-10-14
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    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean appointed
    director
  37. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Alan Campbell resigned
    director
  38. 2009-06-24
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Oliver James Wake resigned
    director
  39. 2009-06-24
    ➖
    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean resigned
    director
  40. 2009-03-19
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    REICHERTER, Matthias Alexander appointed
    director
  41. 2009-03-19
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointed
    director
  42. 2008-12-05
    ➕
    RAWLINSON, Martin James appointed
    director
  43. 2008-11-27
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    GRIFFITHS, Peter Robert resigned
    director
  44. 2008-07-24
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    GRIFFITHS, Peter Robert appointed
    director
  45. 2008-07-01
    ➖
    BOEDE, Klaus resigned
    director
  46. 2007-09-11
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    MCBREARTY, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  47. 2007-09-11
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    POTTS, Roger Harold resigned
    director
  48. 2007-07-23
    ➕
    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean appointed
    director
  49. 2006-01-25
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    INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 2006-01-25
    ➖
    BOEDE, Klaus resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
New Schools Investment Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Schools Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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MANCHESTER SCHOOL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 05319125

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
New Schools Investment Company Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Schools Capital Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

8th Floor 6 Kean Street
London
WC2B 4AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, David Wyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGE, John Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOEDE, Klaus→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2006-01-25
Resigned
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-22 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
BARBER, Jane Catherine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-01-25 · resigned 2016-11-22
Resigned
BOEDE, Klaus→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
BROOKS, Sally-Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2018-01-29
Resigned
COOPER, Phillip→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Peter Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-24 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
HESKETH, Timothy John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2016-11-22
Resigned
JENNINGS, Oliver James Wake→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2009-06-24
Resigned
MCBREARTY, Michael Joseph→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned
MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2009-06-24
Resigned
MILLS, Angela→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2018-01-29
Resigned
POTTS, Roger Harold→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-10-17 · resigned 2007-09-11
Resigned
RAWLINSON, Martin James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2011-01-25
Resigned
REICHERTER, Matthias Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
RITCHIE, Alan Campbell→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society, as Security Trustee for the Beneficiaries (The Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property22/07/2005—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22