BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07577822 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-03-24

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

48 officers (10 active, 48 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31
Average employees	79

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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officers · TM01
2026-05-19
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ZHAO, Huahui, Dr resigned
director
2026-03-20
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accounts · AA
2026-03-04
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KAWASAKI, Mina resigned
director
2026-03-04
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WANG, Xiaofan, Dr resigned
director
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-01-12
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officers · TM01
2026-01-11
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TIGHE, Nicola Jane, Dr resigned
director
2025-10-23
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officers · CH01
2025-07-22
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officers · TM01
2025-07-16
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DUSCHENES, Jennie resigned
director
2025-04-23
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accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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BACON, Janet Sarah appointed
director
2024-11-11
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officers · TM01
2024-11-10
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HEMMING, Gareth John resigned
director
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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SUMRA, Montu, Dr appointed
director
2024-10-17
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officers · CH01
2024-10-16
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WILLEY, Roger Martin appointed
director
2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-05-02
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officers · TM01
2024-04-29
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LITTMAN, Wendy resigned
director
2024-04-08
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COMMARMOND, Charlotte Jane appointed
director
2024-04-08
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officers · AP01
2024-03-23
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accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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officers · TM01
2024-02-12
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HOWARD, Emma Louise resigned
director
2023-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-25
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officers · CH01
2023-09-25
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officers · CH01
2023-06-26
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officers · AP01
2023-06-23
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KAWASAKI, Mina appointed
director
2023-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-06
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WANG, Xiaofan, Dr appointed
director
2022-08-25
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HUSSAIN, Ettrut Batool appointed
director
2022-01-31
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STEWART, Abbie appointed
director
2022-01-13
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EDWARDS, Nicholas John, Lt Col (Retd) appointed
director
2021-08-31
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HAYWOOD, Mark Bower resigned
director
2021-08-31
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STEVENSON, John resigned
director
2021-05-12
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LITTMAN, Wendy appointed
director
2021-05-12
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MYATT, Tessa Sharon, Dr resigned
director
2020-10-07
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BOCQUET, Maria resigned
director
2020-09-30
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MURPHY, Rachel appointed
director
2020-09-30
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RYLANDS, Susan resigned
director
2020-06-17
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PHEASANT, Karen June appointed
secretary
2020-06-17
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DUSCHENES, Jennie resigned
secretary
2019-12-31
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DUSCHENES, Jennie appointed
secretary
2019-12-31
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EVANS, Nicholas John resigned
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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: KAWASAKI, Mina resigned 2026-03-04; TIGHE, Nicola Jane, Dr resigned 2026-01-11; WANG, Xiaofan, Dr resigned 2026-03-04

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Bowdon Preparatory School For Girls

Ashley Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 2LT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24