ALCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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07485466 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-01-07

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

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

68 officers (14 active, 68 linked, 63 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

175 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (146 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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PRESTON, Thomas James appointed
director
2026-05-18
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officers · AP01
2026-03-02
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officers · AP01
2026-03-02
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2026-03-01
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BAKER, Lisa Maree appointed
director
2026-03-01
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ROBBINS, Benjamin James appointed
director
2026-02-05
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officers · AP01
2026-02-01
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GREEN, Emma, Dr appointed
director
2026-01-07
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SHEPHERD, Paul resigned
director
2026-01-07
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-12-02
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officers · AP03
2025-12-01
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CLEMENTS-WHEELER, Matthew appointed
secretary
2025-11-03
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officers · TM02
2025-10-31
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DAWES, Charlotte resigned
secretary
2025-09-24
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GOUGH, Jacqueline resigned
director
2025-09-24
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officers · TM01
2025-09-22
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FENTON, Nicola Louise resigned
director
2025-09-22
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officers · TM01
2025-09-19
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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CURTIS, John resigned
director
2025-09-08
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officers · AP01
2025-09-08
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2025-09-01
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DRAKE, Claire Eleanor appointed
director
2025-09-01
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PARRY, Stephen Edward appointed
director
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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LEVENE, Alysa, Dr appointed
director
2024-11-25
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officers · TM01
2024-11-24
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WARD, Timothy Nigel resigned
director
2024-11-07
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officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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SQUIRES, John Kevin resigned
director
2024-07-02
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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HENDERSON, Lesley Susan appointed
director
2024-04-23
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2024-04-17
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MCINTYRE, Andrew James resigned
director
2024-02-01
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DAWES, Charlotte appointed
secretary
2024-01-31
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ROBERTS, Chris resigned
secretary
2024-01-12
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LEDGARD, Martin appointed
director
2023-12-09
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SKELTON, Ronald John resigned
director
2023-12-04
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PARKES, Steven John resigned
director
2023-05-17
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COCKBILL, Clare appointed
director
2023-05-11
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MITSIOU-BEGG, Kyriaki appointed
director
2023-05-11
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CHANDRASEKHAR, Rajeev resigned
director
2022-11-18
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BARRON, June resigned
secretary
2022-11-08
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ROBERTS, Chris appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DAWES, Charlotte resigned 2025-10-31; CURTIS, John resigned 2025-09-18; FENTON, Nicola Louise resigned 2025-09-22

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jacqueline Gough Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/09/2025
Mr John Kevin Squires Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/09/2025
Dr Alison Tor Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/09/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Rachel Thorpeceased 01/06/2022· significant influence
Mr Jeremy Slaterceased 31/05/2022· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Clive Alan Sentanceceased 31/12/2021· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-01-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Birmingham Road

Alcester

B49 5ED

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07