BRAMBLY HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06000256 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-16
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 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£74.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £74,383
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,222 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£123k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.11M | £1.18M |
| Cash | £123.5k | £125.2k |
| Net assets | £74.4k | £101.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-22📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-02-02📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-02-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-07-31➕THORNTON, Andrea Dawn appointeddirector
- 2011-04-13➖KEEP, Andrea Dawn resigneddirector
- 2006-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAMBLY HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2006-11-16➕HENDRY, Tamsyn Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-16➕HENDRY, Tamsyn Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-11-16➕CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-16➖CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-16➕KEEP, Andrea Dawn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Tamsyn Jane Hendry Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Andrea Dawn Thornton Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Smalls Hill Farm
Smalls Hill Road
Leigh
Surrey
RH2 8QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HENDRY, Tamsyn Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-16
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HENDRY, Tamsyn Jane→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-11-16
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THORNTON, Andrea Dawn→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2006-11-16
KEEP, Andrea Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2011-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/02/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/02/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
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confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-17