BISHOP WORDSWORTH'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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07525856 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-02-10

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

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary 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 (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

63 officers (16 active, 63 linked, 60 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

154 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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (134 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2026-01-28
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2026-01-28
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2025-11-01
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GAUHAR, Webster appointed
secretary
2025-10-31
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SMITH, Barry Leonard resigned
secretary
2025-09-01
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THORNE, Michael appointed
director
2025-09-01
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officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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2025-09-01
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2025-08-31
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BACON, Richard James Warwick appointed
director
2025-08-31
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SMALLWOOD, Stuart David, Dr resigned
director
2025-08-07
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2025-07-31
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HARWOOD LINCOLN, Rebecca Renate resigned
director
2025-06-16
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2025-06-11
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PROBERT, Edward Cleasby, Canon resigned
director
2025-03-14
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BROWN, Daniel appointed
director
2025-03-14
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2025-03-14
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2025-03-13
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JONES-PERROTT, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-01-29
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CLARK, Oliver appointed
director
2025-01-29
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JENKINS, Hilary appointed
director
2025-01-29
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WILLIAMS, Martin James appointed
director
2025-01-29
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2024-12-18
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2024-12-13
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2024-12-12
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SMALLWOOD, Stuart David, Dr appointed
director
2024-12-10
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2024-12-09
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MORGAN, Matthew Spencer Richard resigned
director
2024-12-04
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2024-12-03
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HASTINGS, Jarrod Christian resigned
director
2024-10-18
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officers · CH01
2024-09-03
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2024-09-03
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2024-09-01
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MORGAN, Matthew Spencer Richard appointed
director
2024-09-01
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SMALLWOOD, Stuart David, Dr resigned
director
2024-07-31
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GHAURI, Saboor Abdus Khan, Dr resigned
director
2024-07-31
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2024-07-15
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2024-07-12
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FLYNN, Kevin Gregory Martin resigned
director
2024-06-04
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2024-05-26
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STOVIN-BRADFORD, Harry Oliver resigned
director
2023-12-01
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HERBERTS, Alison Moira appointed
director
2023-11-30
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WILLIAMS, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-11-13
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LEWIS, Christopher, Dr appointed
director
2023-08-30
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DURRANT, Jonathan resigned
director
2023-03-06
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LASCELLES, Mark John appointed
director
2022-12-01
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HORSBURGH, Monica Jill resigned
director
2022-10-11
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COX, Julia Nadine appointed
director

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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

-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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-23

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: SMITH, Barry Leonard resigned 2025-10-31; HARWOOD LINCOLN, Rebecca Renate resigned 2025-07-31; SMALLWOOD, Stuart David, Dr resigned 2025-08-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-02-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Bishop Wordsworths School

Exeter Street

Salisbury

SP1 2ED

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-23OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-09