TRANSFORM SCHOOLS (KNOWSLEY) INTERMEDIATE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.5y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £0 |
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-01➖THOMPSON, Roger Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-12📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-01-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-06➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-01-05➖VERCITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-01-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2021-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-21➕TEMPLETON, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-10-21➖GORDON, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06➖CLAPP, Andrew David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2015-10-12➕GORDON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-10-12➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2015-10-12➕THOMPSON, Roger Mark appointeddirector
- 2014-10-01➖TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-01➕VERCITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-06-12➖BUCKLEY, George Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2014-06-12➕CLAPP, Andrew David, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2014-06-12➖GLADWELL, Lynn resigneddirector
- 2014-06-12➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2014-06-12➖WALKER, Kevin Vernon resigneddirector
- 2012-01-06➕GLADWELL, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2012-01-06➖WILLS, Helen Margaret resigneddirector
- 2011-05-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited
- 2010-10-01➕BUCKLEY, George Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01➖ROSS, Michael Melville Brown resigneddirector
- 2009-06-23➕WALKER, Kevin Vernon appointeddirector
- 2009-06-03➖SPENCER, Christopher Loraine resigneddirector
- 2008-01-17➖APPUHAMY, Ion Francis resigneddirector
- 2008-01-17➕WILLS, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Creditors
- 2007-12-11➖CURRY, Jaskiran Kaur resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-11➕TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-05➕APPUHAMY, Ion Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Transform Schools (Knowsley) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transform Schools (Knowsley) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Royal Bank of Canada Europe Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited | Supplemental debenture | 1 property | 19/05/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Royal Bank of Canada Europe as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Creditors Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Creditors | Security agreement | 1 property | 13/12/2007 | — |