AMHERST SCHOOL (ACADEMY) TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07517121 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-02-04

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

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: low (47/100)

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

56 officers (16 active, 56 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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2025-11-26
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officers · TM01
2025-11-24
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JONES, Patricia Marie resigned
director
2025-11-13
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JONES, Anya Louise resigned
director
2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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officers · AP01
2025-11-11
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officers · AP01
2025-11-11
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officers · TM01
2025-11-10
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officers · RP04TM01
2025-11-06
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BIRD, Emily Francesca resigned
director
2025-10-31
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BARKER, David appointed
director
2025-10-31
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PRIESTLEY, Louisa appointed
director
2025-09-09
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officers · TM01
2025-07-14
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BROWNING, Nicola resigned
director
2025-03-28
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officers · AP03
2025-03-28
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officers · TM02
2025-03-17
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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LOPEZ, Tanya appointed
secretary
2025-02-28
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BAILLACHE, Katherine Jane resigned
secretary
2025-02-17
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officers · TM01
2025-02-06
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ADAIR, Emma Louise Fairgrieve resigned
director
2025-01-24
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officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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WILSON, Katharina appointed
director
2024-09-17
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officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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HARVEY, Lorna resigned
director
2024-02-27
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accounts · AA
2023-09-03
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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HEGARTY, Anna appointed
director
2023-06-26
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officers · AP01
2023-06-12
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BIRD, Emily Francesca appointed
director
2023-05-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-13
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BROCKINGTON-BELLI, Samuel Allen resigned
director
2023-02-05
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officers · TM01
2023-01-27
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ALLEN, Emma Louise resigned
director
2023-01-16
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officers · AP01
2023-01-07
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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PEGG, Emily Bethan appointed
director
2022-12-07
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STONEMAN, Kathryn Victoria appointed
director
2022-10-20
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ALVARADO SANCHEZ, Rosa Carmen appointed
director
2022-07-05
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HALE, David John resigned
director
2022-07-05
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SWAIN, Carolyn Jane resigned
director
2022-06-09
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HARVEY, Lorna appointed
director
2022-03-24
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MAIS, Joanna Lydia resigned
director
2022-03-15
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BROWNING, Nicola appointed
director
2021-11-29
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ARVANITIDOU KAPOS, Xanthippi appointed
director
2021-11-29
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JONES, Anya Louise appointed
director
2021-07-01
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PORTER, Philippa Eluned resigned
director
2021-06-30
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GELDARD, Judith Claire resigned
director
2021-02-11
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TRUSSLER, Lea Sarah appointed
director
2021-02-01
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AMOTT, Joshua 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

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BIRD, Emily Francesca resigned 2025-11-06; BROWNING, Nicola resigned 2025-07-14; JONES, Anya Louise resigned 2025-11-13

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-02-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Amherst School

Witches Lane

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN13 2AX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26