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06434273 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-11-22

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-09-30
Average employees	100

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

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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address · AD01
2026-03-02
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HAWORTH, Mark Newby, Revd Canon resigned
director
2026-03-02
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officers · TM01
2026-03-02
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officers · TM01
2025-08-03
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PEGG, Danny Lee, Rev resigned
director
2025-04-10
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accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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officers · TM01
2025-03-05
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officers · TM01
2025-02-19
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REA, Arthur Henry William resigned
director
2025-01-18
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PATTERSON, Susan resigned
director
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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officers · AP01
2024-03-25
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officers · AP01
2024-03-25
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officers · TM01
2024-02-11
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METHUEN, Charlotte Mary, The Revd Canon Dr The Hon resigned
director
2024-02-11
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PATTERSON, Susan appointed
director
2024-02-11
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REA, Arthur Henry William appointed
director
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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officers · TM01
2022-11-30
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HAMMOND, Robert Ian resigned
director
2022-11-07
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PARKES, Matthew Christopher appointed
director
2022-11-07
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PEGG, Danny Lee, Rev appointed
director
2022-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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officers · AP01
2021-05-14
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officers · AP01
2021-04-30
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BELL, Charlie John Joseph Marija Mackinnon, The Rev Dr appointed
director
2021-04-30
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HAWORTH, Mark Newby, Revd Canon appointed
director
2020-12-02
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MALLETT, Marlene Rosemarie, Revd Dr resigned
director
2020-12-02
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SMITH, Emma Ruth Dinwiddy, The Revd resigned
director
2019-11-28
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GAY, Perran Russell resigned
director
2019-11-28
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JOHNSTON, Mary Geraldine resigned
director
2019-11-09
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MACNEANEY, Jonathan Niall Agnew appointed
director
2017-11-24
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THUNDER, David Richard resigned
secretary
2017-11-24
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THUNDER, David Richard resigned
director
2016-11-22
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CHAPMAN, Mark David, The Revd Dr resigned
director
2016-11-22
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PLATTEN, Aidan Stephen, Revd resigned
director
2015-12-01
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CLEUGH, Hannah Felicity, The Revd Dr appointed
director
2015-12-01
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CHAMBERLAIN, Nicholas Alan, Rev resigned
director
2015-12-01
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SMITH, Emma Ruth Dinwiddy, The Revd appointed
director
2012-09-28
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CHAMBERLAIN, Nicholas Alan, Rev appointed
director
2012-09-28
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CLARK, Jonathan, Rev resigned
director
2012-09-28
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MALLETT, Marlene Rosemarie, Revd Dr appointed
director
2012-09-28
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PLATTEN, Aidan Stephen, Revd appointed
director
2012-03-31
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WRIGHT, Sally Joanne, The Reverend resigned
director
2011-09-07
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HAMMOND, Robert Ian appointed
director
2011-09-07
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WRIGHT, Toby Christopher, Canon resigned
director
2010-09-08
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DAVEY, Alan appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAWORTH, Mark Newby, Revd Canon resigned 2026-03-02; PEGG, Danny Lee, Rev resigned 2025-08-03

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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ACTIVE CARE AND DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 14031139 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACTIVE IQ LIMITED→ 04813840 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
ADVANCED ACADEMICS HUB LTD→ 15140126 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-11-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Elmwood Road

Whitley Bay

NE25 8EX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27