SEWELL EDUCATION (HULL BSF) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07107452 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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  3. 2023-09-12
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  4. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-27
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    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2017-02-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2017-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2017-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2016-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2014-08-15
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    BROOKE, Paul Lindsay Raymond resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-14
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    DAVISON, Simon John appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-14
    ➕
    SEWELL, Paul Edwin appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Dennis Anthony Sewell
  22. 2012-09-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2011-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee
  24. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    director
  25. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    BROOKE, Paul Lindsay Raymond appointed
    director
  26. 2010-02-05
    ➖
    NICOLSON, Sean Torquil resigned
    director
  27. 2009-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As SEWELL EDUCATION (HULL BSF) LIMITED
  28. 2009-12-17
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Sean Torquil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Sewell Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sewell Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SEWELL EDUCATION (HULL BSF) LIMITED
This company · 07107452

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
Sewell Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/12/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Geneva Way
Leads Road
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU7 0DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DAVISON, Simon John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEWELL, Paul Edwin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKE, Paul Lindsay Raymond→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2014-08-15
Resigned
NICOLSON, Sean Torquil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-12-17 · resigned 2010-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dennis Anthony Sewell
Composite guarantee and debenture deed1 property14/09/201227/02/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/09/201227/02/2017
outstanding
Aviva Public Private Finance as Security Trustee
Aviva Public Private Finance Limited as Security Trustee
Account charge1 property25/07/2011—
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-17