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07336077 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-08-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts · AA
2025-11-08
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officers · TM01
2025-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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WHITEHEAD, Ruth Josephine, Rev resigned
director
2025-07-01
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GROARKE, Nicola Jane, Ven resigned
director
2025-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
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GRIFFITHS, Elizabeth, Reverend resigned
director
2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-21
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officers · AP01
2020-08-31
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accounts · AA
2020-08-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-13
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officers · AP01
2020-08-13
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officers · TM01
2020-03-01
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CORSIE, Andrew Russell, Rev appointed
director
2019-11-01
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GRIFFITHS, Elizabeth, Reverend appointed
director
2019-11-01
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MOULDS, Colin Peter Edward resigned
director
2019-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-16
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MELVILLE, Aidan James resigned
director
2019-04-11
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QUARTON, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2019-04-11
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WHITEHEAD, Ruth Josephine, Rev appointed
director
2018-09-29
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SHORTER, Graham Martin resigned
secretary
2018-09-29
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MARTLE, Tamsin Sarah resigned
director
2018-09-29
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MURRAY, Carol Ann, Reverend resigned
director
2018-09-29
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SHORTER, Graham Martin resigned
director
2018-09-26
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COBBIN, Stephen John, Revd appointed
director
2018-09-26
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GROARKE, Nicola Jane, Ven appointed
director
2018-03-14
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LUXON, Pearl Ann resigned
director
2017-12-06
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SHORTER, Graham Martin appointed
secretary
2017-12-05
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FOWLER, Richard Stratton resigned
secretary
2017-12-05
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FOWLER, Richard Stratton resigned
director
2017-01-20
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MARTLE, Tamsin Sarah appointed
director
2016-11-07
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BURCH, John Christopher, Revd Canon resigned
director
2016-04-29
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WILSON, Mavis Kirby, Revd Canon resigned
director
2015-07-10
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MELVILLE, Aidan James appointed
director
2015-02-01
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MOULDS, Colin Peter Edward appointed
director
2015-01-21
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BARKER, David John, Revd Dr resigned
director
2014-10-17
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SHORTER, Graham Martin appointed
director
2014-09-08
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AIKEN, Andrew John Alexander resigned
director
2014-04-25
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GARDINER, Sean Philip resigned
director
2013-04-26
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AIKEN, Andrew John Alexander appointed
director
2013-04-05
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HALL, Andrew Timothy Roxby resigned
director
2013-01-18
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HALL, Andrew Timothy Roxby appointed
director
2012-10-19
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UPCOTT, Simon Christopher resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-08-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

16 Horse Fair Lane

Cricklade

Swindon

SN6 6BN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

COBBIN, Stephen John, Revd→

director · ~73y · appointed 2018-09-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CORSIE, Andrew Russell, Rev→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

QUARTON, Robert Andrew→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FOWLER, Richard Stratton→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2017-12-05

Resigned

SHORTER, Graham Martin→

secretary · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2018-09-29

Resigned

AIKEN, Andrew John Alexander→

director · ~77y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2014-09-08

Resigned

BARKER, David John, Revd Dr→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2015-01-21

Resigned

BURCH, John Christopher, Revd Canon→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2016-11-07

Resigned

FOWLER, Richard Stratton→

director · ~83y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2017-12-05

Resigned

GARDINER, Sean Philip→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2014-04-25

Resigned

GRIFFITHS, Elizabeth, Reverend→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2024-03-31

Resigned

GROARKE, Nicola Jane, Ven→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-09-26 · resigned 2025-07-01

Resigned

HALL, Andrew Timothy Roxby→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2013-04-05

Resigned

LUXON, Pearl Ann→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2018-03-14

Resigned

MARTLE, Tamsin Sarah→

director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2018-09-29

Resigned

MELVILLE, Aidan James→

director · ~41y · appointed 2015-07-10 · resigned 2019-07-16

Resigned

MOULDS, Colin Peter Edward→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2019-11-01

Resigned

MURRAY, Carol Ann, Reverend→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2018-09-29

Resigned

SHORTER, Graham Martin→

director · ~72y · appointed 2014-10-17 · resigned 2018-09-29

Resigned

UPCOTT, Simon Christopher→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2012-10-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-12-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-12-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-11-05