ENVIRONMENTS FOR LEARNING SANDWELL PFI HOLDCO ONE LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.7y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 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.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £0 | £141.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-25➕MCGHEE, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2025-08-25➖CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-27📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-04-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-03➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-03➖RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-02-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-02-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-24➕HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2022-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07➖FIELD, Christopher Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-19➖TEMPLETON, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2020-06-04➕CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair appointeddirector
- 2020-06-04➖JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➕MARSH, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➖STEVENS, David John, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-06-06➕RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-01➕TEMPLETON, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2018-07-04➖CLAPP, Andrew David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2018-05-18➖KEEN, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-01➖JONES, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2017-06-08➕STEVENS, David John, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➖DUDLEY, Sarah Melanie resigneddirector
- 2016-09-07➖BOLISTER, Kerry Anne resigneddirector
- 2015-11-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-11-01➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2015-10-19➖HARRIS, John David resigneddirector
- 2014-09-11➕KEEN, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-11➖SMERDON, Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-04➖ANDREWS, Paul Simon resigneddirector
- 2014-04-04➕CLAPP, Andrew David, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2014-01-24➕ANDREWS, Paul Simon appointeddirector
- 2014-01-24➖JONES, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2013-09-12➕FIELD, Christopher Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -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
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Environments For Learning 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Environments For Learning Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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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8 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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Filing status
Officers (5 active · 29 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Agent and Security Trustee (The Facility Agent) | Security agreement | 1 property | 31/07/2009 | — |