THE LONDON APPRENTICESHIP COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
06853060 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2009-03-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.0 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.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
91 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2024-01-08
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  4. 2023-03-29
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    officers · AP04
  5. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-01
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    BREAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-03-26
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    GREENLEAF, Simon resigned
    director
  13. 2020-03-26
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    SMITH-ESSEX, Justin resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-06
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2019-10-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-10-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2019-07-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-07-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2019-05-20
    ➖
    BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2019-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2018-08-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2017-11-21
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    SMITH-ESSEX, Justin appointed
    director
  27. 2014-12-18
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    HOWE, Graham David appointed
    director
  28. 2014-12-02
    ➖
    PONSFORD, Timothy Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-28
    ➖
    HELLIWELL, Annette resigned
    director
  30. 2014-07-08
    ➖
    ALLEN, Natalie Ann resigned
    director
  31. 2014-07-08
    ➖
    BARDON, Ben resigned
    director
  32. 2014-07-08
    ➖
    POWELL, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  33. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    HEMPSTEAD, Jeremy Peter appointed
    director
  34. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    GREENLEAF, Simon appointed
    director
  35. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    PONSFORD, Timothy Paul appointed
    director
  36. 2012-12-20
    ➕
    ALLEN, Natalie Ann appointed
    director
  37. 2012-12-20
    ➖
    COWELL, Keith resigned
    director
  38. 2012-12-20
    ➕
    HELLIWELL, Annette appointed
    director
  39. 2012-12-20
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Neil William resigned
    director
  40. 2012-12-20
    ➖
    MCCONVILLE, Angela resigned
    director
  41. 2012-12-20
    ➕
    POWELL, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  42. 2012-12-20
    ➖
    WILSON, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  43. 2011-11-08
    ➖
    WESTBROOK, Rosemary Margaret resigned
    director
  44. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    BARRADELL, John Bernard resigned
    director
  45. 2009-12-31
    ➕
    COWELL, Keith appointed
    director
  46. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    SHREEVE, Robin James resigned
    director
  47. 2009-12-31
    ➕
    WESTBROOK, Rosemary Margaret appointed
    director
  48. 2009-05-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  49. 2009-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As THE LONDON APPRENTICESHIP COMPANY
  50. 2009-03-19
    ➕
    BARRADELL, John Bernard appointed
    secretary
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jgj Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jgj Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE LONDON APPRENTICESHIP COMPANY
This company · 06853060

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
Jgj Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/07/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Quantet Group Limitedceased 17/07/2018· 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Simon Greenleafceased 14/11/2017· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Jeremy Peter Hempsteadceased 14/11/2017· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham David Howeceased 14/11/2017· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2009-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

71 Queen Victoria Street Queen Victoria Street
Floor 8
London
EC4V 4AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

BREAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMPSTEAD, Jeremy Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWE, Graham David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRADELL, John Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2009-03-19
Resigned
BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2019-05-20
Resigned
ALLEN, Natalie Ann→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2014-07-08
Resigned
BARDON, Ben→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2014-07-08
Resigned
BARRADELL, John Bernard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
COWELL, Keith→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2012-12-20
Resigned
GREENLEAF, Simon→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2020-03-26
Resigned
HELLIWELL, Annette→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2014-07-28
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Neil William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2012-12-20
Resigned
MCCONVILLE, Angela→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2012-12-20
Resigned
PONSFORD, Timothy Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned
POWELL, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2014-07-08
Resigned
SHREEVE, Robin James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
SMITH-ESSEX, Justin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-21 · resigned 2020-03-26
Resigned
WESTBROOK, Rosemary Margaret→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2011-11-08
Resigned
WILSON, Andrew Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2012-12-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/07/201906/11/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/08/201828/10/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/05/2009—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-30