CARLISLE SECONDARY LEARNING CONSORTIUM LIMITED

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07404696 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-10-12
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£47.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,678
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,294 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£48k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£26k£38k£51k£64kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£47.7k£60.0k
Current assets£55.9k£63.9k
Net assets£47.7k£60.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-28
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  3. 2024-05-22
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  4. 2024-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-26
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    MCAREE, Christopher John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-19
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  10. 2020-10-19
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  11. 2020-10-19
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  12. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-31
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    JOHNSTON, Sheila Louise resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-31
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    KAY, Derek resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2018-03-23
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  17. 2017-12-14
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    BIRD, Des resigned
    director
  18. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-19
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-01-19
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  21. 2016-12-06
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    JACKSON, Victoria Johanna appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-06
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    BIRD, Des appointed
    director
  23. 2016-12-06
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    HUGHES, Lorrayne Mcbeath resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-06
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    JOHNSTON, Sheila Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-06
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    KAY, Derek appointed
    director
  26. 2016-06-08
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    TATTERSALL, Moira Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2014-08-31
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    KENNEDY, Jacky Anne resigned
    director
  28. 2014-08-31
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    MOTTERSHEAD, Alan resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-23
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    EDWARDS, Deborah Louise resigned
    secretary
  30. 2013-10-16
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    TATTERSALL, Moira appointed
    director
  31. 2013-10-16
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    TATTERSALL, Moira resigned
    director
  32. 2013-08-31
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    ROBINSON, Katie Louise resigned
    director
  33. 2013-04-29
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    EDWARDS, Deborah Louise appointed
    secretary
  34. 2013-04-29
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    WILLIAMSON, Sandy resigned
    secretary
  35. 2013-01-14
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    WILLIAMSON, Sandy appointed
    secretary
  36. 2012-10-01
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    NORTHWOOD, David Sam appointed
    director
  37. 2012-10-01
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    WILLIAMS, Kris appointed
    director
  38. 2012-10-01
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    MCAREE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  39. 2012-09-01
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    ABERNETHY, Andrew Blair Duncan resigned
    director
  40. 2012-09-01
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    CARTWRIGHT, Corinna resigned
    director
  41. 2012-09-01
    ➖
    DOWNES, Janet resigned
    director
  42. 2012-09-01
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    GIBBONS, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  43. 2012-09-01
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    KENNEDY, Jacky Anne appointed
    director
  44. 2012-08-31
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    PEDDELTY, Maurice John resigned
    secretary
  45. 2010-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CARLISLE SECONDARY LEARNING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
  46. 2010-10-12
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    MCAULEY, John appointed
    director
  47. 2010-10-12
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    PEDDELTY, Maurice John appointed
    secretary
  48. 2010-10-12
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    ABERNETHY, Andrew Blair Duncan appointed
    director
  49. 2010-10-12
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    CARTWRIGHT, Corinna appointed
    director
  50. 2010-10-12
    ➕
    DOWNES, Janet appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

William Howard School
Longtown Road
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 1AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

JACKSON, Victoria Johanna→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULEY, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTHWOOD, David Sam→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Kris→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Deborah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned
PEDDELTY, Maurice John→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Sandy→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-14 · resigned 2013-04-29
Resigned
ABERNETHY, Andrew Blair Duncan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
BIRD, Des→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2017-12-14
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Corinna→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
DOWNES, Janet→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
GIBBONS, Michael Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned
HUGHES, Lorrayne Mcbeath→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2016-12-06
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Sheila Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
KAY, Derek→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
KENNEDY, Jacky Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
MCAREE, Christopher John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2024-03-26
Resigned
MOTTERSHEAD, Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
ROBINSON, Katie Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned
TATTERSALL, Moira→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2013-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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2026-01-14
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2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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officers · TM01
2024-03-27
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2023-10-23
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2023-05-31
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2022-10-13
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2022-06-22
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2021-10-21
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2021-05-30
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2020-10-19
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2020-10-19
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