CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS TRUST
🌳Matureactive
06516626 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-02-27
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
45 officers (3 active, 45 linked, 43 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
153 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
12
filings
- • 9 officers
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
13
filings
- • 9 officers
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-29📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-02-28➖ARLIDGE, Andrea Jane resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28➖EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Sir resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28➖FORD, Amanda Kirstine, The Very Reverend resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28➖MITCHELL, Amy resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28➖RICHARDSON, Katie Leanne resigneddirector
- 2026-02-28➖WRIGHT, Andrew Mark resigneddirector
- 2026-02-26➖IPINSON-FLEMING, Merlyn Pamela resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-19➖ATKINSON, Stephen Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-24➕ARLIDGE, Andrea Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-18➖STEVENSON, Matt resigneddirector
- 2024-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-08➕WILKINSON, Guy, Canon appointeddirector
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24➕MITCHELL, Amy appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖LEA, Michael David resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➖PARSONS, Stephen Royston resigneddirector
- 2022-09-01➕EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Sir appointeddirector
- 2022-09-01➕RICHARDSON, Katie Leanne appointeddirector
- 2022-09-01➕STEVENSON, Matt appointeddirector
- 2022-05-11➖GALLIERS, Clare Alison resigneddirector
- 2021-07-06➕WRIGHT, Andrew Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-05-31➖BOYCE, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2020-10-03➕FORD, Amanda Kirstine, The Very Reverend appointeddirector
- 2020-10-03➖JOHNSON, Michael Anthony, Revd Canon resigneddirector
- 2020-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Secretary of State for Education
- 2020-01-01➕PURCELL, Fiona Elisabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➕JOHNSON, Michael Anthony, Revd Canon appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31➖HOYLE, David Michael, The Very Rev'D Dr resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 114 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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 ·8 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ARLIDGE, Andrea Jane resigned 2026-02-28; ATKINSON, Stephen Peter resigned 2025-09-19; EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Sir resigned 2026-02-28
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| 2020ART LTD→ 07928067 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 42TUTORING LIMITED→ 15579851 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABOVE AND BEYOND CIRCUS LTD→ 15686402 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACRS FUTURE LTD→ 11787352 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALEX C&C TRAINING LTD→ 15142260 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALP ENGLAND LTD→ 13864089 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALPINUM TRAINING LTD→ 14579405 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALWAYS DEVELOPING LTD→ 16237838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMADEA ACADEMY LIMITED→ 15964851 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGELL'S COACHING AND EDUCATION LTD→ 17024037 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANIMAL REHAB TRAINING CLINIC LTD→ 16663882 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNETTE ADAMS SCHOOL OF DANCING LIMITED→ 15700529 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
St Katherine's School Pill Road
Pill
Bristol
BS20 0HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (3 active · 42 resigned)
BLUNDELL, Neil→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-10
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PURCELL, Fiona Elisabeth→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-01
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WILKINSON, Guy, Canon→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2023-05-08
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ROBINSON, Ian Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2016-12-31
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2010-03-09
ACHESON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2010-01-31
ARLIDGE, Andrea Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-02-24 · resigned 2026-02-28
ATKINSON, Stephen Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2025-09-19
ATKINSON, Stephen Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-03-14 · resigned 2016-02-01
BENZECRY, Edward Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-12-07 · resigned 2018-08-31
BLACKMORE, Mark Rupert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2012-12-04
BOYCE, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2021-05-31
BULL, Robert David, Rev→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2014-06-10
CADDY, James Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-07 · resigned 2016-02-01
CRAWFORD, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-12-08
CRESWELL, Euan James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2010-09-14
EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2026-02-28
FORD, Amanda Kirstine, The Very Reverend→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-10-03 · resigned 2026-02-28
GALLIERS, Clare Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-04 · resigned 2022-05-11
GRIMLEY, Robert William, Very Revd→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2009-05-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Secretary of State for Education | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2020 | 09/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | The Secretary of State for Education | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/02/2016 | 09/03/2026 |
Recent filings (153 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10