LEWESTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-01➕WORSLEY, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-31➖SCOTT-MASSON, Paul Augustus resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-31➖SCOTT-MASSON, Paul Augustus, Lieutenant Colonel resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01➕THOMPSON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➖PHILLIPS, Alanda Eleanor resigneddirector
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-01➕PAGET-TOMLINSON, John appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➖REYNOLDS, Kate Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-11-06➕PHILLIPS, Alanda Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2018-11-23➖BRUCE, Joe resigneddirector
- 2018-11-23➖COMYN, Charles Lewis resigneddirector
- 2018-11-23➕REYNOLDS, Kate Louise appointeddirector
- 2018-11-23➕SCOTT-MASSON, Paul Augustus, Lieutenant Colonel appointeddirector
- 2018-11-23➖WINGFIELD DIGBY, Belinda Mary Francesca resigneddirector
- 2016-06-27➕SCOTT-MASSON, Paul Augustus appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-18➖FOGARTY, James resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-01➕WINGFIELD DIGBY, Belinda Mary Francesca appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➖WORRALL, Richard Stephen Daisley resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➕BRUCE, Joe appointeddirector
- 2014-01-09➕FOGARTY, James appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-09➖GRAHAM, Penelope Jane resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-26➖GORDON WILD, Sarah Lucinda resigneddirector
- 2013-07-17➖FRANKCOM, Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 2013-07-17➕GORDON WILD, Sarah Lucinda appointeddirector
- 2013-07-03➕WORRALL, Richard Stephen Daisley appointeddirector
- 2013-01-28➖FAIRMAN, Howard Neil, Lt Col resigneddirector
- 2013-01-12➖MAY, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2012-02-08➕COMYN, Charles Lewis appointeddirector
- 2011-10-08➖DURKIN, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2011-08-10➕FAIRMAN, Howard Neil, Lt Col appointeddirector
- 2011-08-10➕FRANKCOM, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2010-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs LEWESTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2010-04-06➕GRAHAM, Penelope Jane appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Leweston School (Sherborne) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leweston School (Sherborne) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/12/2025 |
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Claire Worsleyceased 17/09/2024· significant influence
- Lieutenant Colonel Paul Augustus Scott-Massonceased 31/08/2024· 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mrs Kate Louise Reynoldsceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Leweston School Trustceased 16/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Charles Lewis Comynceased 23/11/2018· 25-50% voting
- Mr Joe Bruceceased 23/11/2018· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Belinda Mary Francesca Wingfield Digbyceased 23/11/2018· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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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