PYRAMID SCHOOLS (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
06096067 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-12
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.
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"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 19.2y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 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 (83/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
29 officers (5 active, 29 linked, 18 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
36 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
119 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £392,000

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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Profit before tax£392.0k£878.0k
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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-01
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    LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr. appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-05
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  7. 2024-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-20
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    JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-20
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    MCDONAGH, John resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-03-21
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2023-03-21
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  15. 2023-03-21
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  16. 2023-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-03-01
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    GORDON, John Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-01
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    MCDONAGH, John appointed
    director
  22. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-02-09
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    HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointed
    director
  24. 2023-02-09
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    JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2023-02-09
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    LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-04-27
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  28. 2022-04-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  29. 2022-02-16
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    RESOLIS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2022-02-16
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    RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. resigned
    secretary
  31. 2018-07-04
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    CLAPP, Andrew David resigned
    director
  32. 2018-02-20
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    RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  33. 2017-11-30
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    PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon resigned
    secretary
  34. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    CLAPP, Andrew David appointed
    director
  35. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    FIELD, Christopher Richard resigned
    director
  36. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    GORDON, John Stephen resigned
    director
  37. 2015-11-17
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    PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon appointed
    secretary
  38. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    CLAPP, Andrew David resigned
    director
  39. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    GORDON, John Stephen appointed
    director
  40. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
    director
  41. 2015-10-19
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    HARRIS, John David resigned
    director
  42. 2015-07-31
    ➖
    SMERDON, Leigh resigned
    secretary
  43. 2014-11-06
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    ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa resigned
    secretary
  44. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    SMERDON, Leigh appointed
    secretary
  45. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    CLAPP, Andrew David appointed
    director
  46. 2014-05-08
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    MCDONAGH, John resigned
    director
  47. 2014-02-01
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    ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa appointed
    secretary
  48. 2014-01-31
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    LODGE, Matthew Sebastian, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  49. 2013-03-18
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    FALERO, Louis Javier resigned
    director
  50. 2013-03-18
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    HARRIS, John David appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Pyramid Schools (Plymouth) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pyramid Schools (Plymouth) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PYRAMID SCHOOLS (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
This company · 06096067

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pyramid Schools (Plymouth) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (5 active · 24 resigned)

RESOLIS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, John Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LODGE, Matthew Sebastian, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-30 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2018-02-20 · resigned 2022-02-16
Resigned
ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2014-11-06
Resigned
ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
SMERDON, Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
SMERDON, Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-12-19
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2007-02-13
Resigned
CLAPP, Andrew David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
CLAPP, Andrew David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
FALERO, Louis Javier→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-08-04 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned
FIELD, Christopher Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-07-23 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
GORDON, John Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
HARRIS, John David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2015-10-19
Resigned
HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2009-07-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC in Its Capacity as Agent for the Finance Parties and Security Trustee for Thesecured Finance Parties
Security agreement1 property27/02/2007—
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Recent filings (119 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-21
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-03-21