21ST CENTURY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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07490257 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-01-12
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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, 1 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
23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-11-25
    BUCKLE, Helen appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-09
    HUKIN, Katrina resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-14
    BENNETT, Timothy Sean appointed
    director
  11. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-14
    NALIAS, Pamela resigned
    director
  18. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-05-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-03-25
    HUKIN, Katrina appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-25
    KHAN, Gail Marie resigned
    director
  23. 2018-12-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-12-03
    WHITE, Debra resigned
    director
  25. 2018-05-02
    BYRNE, Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-01-26
    MCNEIL, William Lennox resigned
    director
  27. 2017-07-14
    GILLEARD, Carl Vincent resigned
    director
  28. 2017-03-24
    TOWNEND, Karen Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 2017-03-24
    JONES, Alison resigned
    director
  30. 2017-02-17
    JONES, Alison appointed
    director
  31. 2016-09-23
    BOOTH, Donna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-23
    NALIAS, Pamela appointed
    director
  33. 2016-09-23
    TEAGUE, Kevin resigned
    director
  34. 2015-12-16
    WRAY, David John resigned
    director
  35. 2015-06-10
    GILLEARD, Carl Vincent appointed
    director
  36. 2014-12-16
    MCKELVIE, Mark appointed
    director
  37. 2014-08-31
    CORNFORTH, Kenneth Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2014-07-17
    ALLEN, Michael John resigned
    director
  39. 2014-06-17
    MCNEIL, William Lennox appointed
    director
  40. 2013-03-13
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Hilton appointed
    director
  41. 2013-03-12
    COLEMAN-WALKER, Dean Wayne appointed
    director
  42. 2013-03-12
    TOWNEND, Karen Ann appointed
    secretary
  43. 2013-03-12
    YOUNG, Jerry resigned
    secretary
  44. 2013-03-12
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Hilton resigned
    director
  45. 2012-03-07
    ALLEN, Michael John appointed
    director
  46. 2012-01-13
    LONGDEN, Derek resigned
    director
  47. 2011-03-23
    YOUNG, Jerry appointed
    secretary
  48. 2011-02-18
    CORNFORTH, Kenneth Michael appointed
    director
  49. 2011-02-18
    CROWTHER, Nicholas John Hilton appointed
    director
  50. 2011-02-18
    KHAN, Gail Marie appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Pudsey Grammar School
Mount Pleasant Road
Pudsey
LS28 7ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (7 active · 16 resigned)

BUCKLE, Helen
secretary · appointed 2025-11-25
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Active
BYRNE, Karen
secretary · appointed 2018-05-02
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Active
BENNETT, Timothy Sean
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-14
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Active
BOOTH, Donna Elizabeth
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-23
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Active
COLEMAN-WALKER, Dean Wayne
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-12
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Active
CROWTHER, Nicholas John Hilton
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
MCKELVIE, Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-12-16
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Active
TOWNEND, Karen Ann
secretary · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
YOUNG, Jerry
secretary · appointed 2011-03-23 · resigned 2013-03-12
Resigned
ALLEN, Michael John
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
CORNFORTH, Kenneth Michael
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
CROWTHER, Nicholas John Hilton
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2013-03-12
Resigned
GILLEARD, Carl Vincent
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-06-10 · resigned 2017-07-14
Resigned
HUKIN, Katrina
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-25 · resigned 2025-07-09
Resigned
JONES, Alison
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
KHAN, Gail Marie
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2019-03-25
Resigned
LONGDEN, Derek
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2012-01-13
Resigned
MCNEIL, William Lennox
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
NALIAS, Pamela
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-09-23 · resigned 2020-10-14
Resigned
TEAGUE, Kevin
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2016-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19