THE SAMWORTH CHURCH ACADEMY

🌳Matureactive

06091123 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-02-08

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£1.67M

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (8 active, 36 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,668,759

Cash draining

Cash down 55% YoY

Cash YoY

-55%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£30k

↓ 55% YoY

Net Worth

£1.7m

↑ 6.3% YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£1.67M	£1.57M
Cash	£29.8k	£66.6k
Net assets	£1.67M	£1.57M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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2025-06-04
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officers · AP01
2025-06-04
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officers · AP01
2025-05-19
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GARNER, Stephen Neil appointed
director
2025-05-19
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LONGDON, Michael Edward Brunt appointed
director
2025-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-07
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officers · CH01
2025-04-26
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gazette · DISS40
2025-04-22
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WHITTY, Caroline Anne appointed
secretary
2025-04-22
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officers · TM01
2025-04-22
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officers · TM01
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officers · TM01
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officers · TM02
2025-04-22
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-01
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MCVEIGH, Lisa resigned
director
2024-09-18
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SLACK, Ellie Rose resigned
secretary
2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2024-03-01
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GARNER, Stephen Neil resigned
director
2024-03-01
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LONGDON, Michael resigned
director
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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accounts · AA
2021-02-02
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officers · TM01
2021-02-02
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officers · TM01
2020-10-04
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SYKES, Samantha Isobel resigned
director
2020-09-16
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GORSKI, Tiffany resigned
director
2020-08-17
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accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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GORSKI, Tiffany appointed
director
2019-05-01
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SPRAGGINS, Nigel resigned
director
2019-04-05
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ROBINSON, Tyrone Reiss resigned
director
2019-01-15
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LEWIS, Jane appointed
director
2017-12-06
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MUNRO, Robert resigned
secretary
2017-12-06
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SLACK, Ellie Rose appointed
secretary
2017-09-12
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MCVEIGH, Lisa appointed
director
2017-08-31
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FOUND, Barry Leslie Albert resigned
director
2017-07-24
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WHITTY, Caroline Anne appointed
director
2017-05-16
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EGGINGTON, Tony resigned
director
2017-03-06
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SMITH, Neil resigned
director
2016-11-30
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NITA, Beverley resigned
director
2016-10-05
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SYKES, Samantha Isobel appointed
director
2016-06-06
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ARMSTRONG, Susan Anne resigned
director
2016-05-31
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GABB, Anthony resigned
director
2015-09-03
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ROBINSON, Tyrone Reiss appointed
director
2015-07-02
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MOUNTAIN, Gwendoline Mary resigned
director
2014-11-29
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WHITTY, Caroline Anne resigned
director
2014-09-01
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FOUND, Barry Leslie Albert appointed
director
2014-08-31
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GRIFFITHS, Michael Brian resigned
director
2014-04-28
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LEIVERS, Valerie Jane appointed
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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-15

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-02-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

The Samworth Church Academy

Sherwood Hall Road

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG18 2DY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-15OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-01