CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD LANGUAGE COLLEGE
🌳Matureactive
07634426 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-05-16
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
41 officers (12 active, 41 linked, 41 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (93 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28➖EYRE, Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-20➖WEBB, Russell Stewart resigneddirector
- 2025-09-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-01➕CLARK, Catherine Janet appointeddirector
- 2025-08-31➖FLINT, Carl Steven resigneddirector
- 2025-08-31➖MORRIS, Neil Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-20➕OWEN, Nadia appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07➖COLLARD, Andrew William resigneddirector
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕RYAN, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2025-01-01➕EYRE, Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22➖CARR SIMONS, Sadie resigneddirector
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-24➖FLANDERS, Christopher Stuart resigneddirector
- 2024-06-24➖STOKES, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31➖GREENE, Paul Anthony Francis resigneddirector
- 2024-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-09➖MINCHIN, Stephen David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-23➕BARNES, Jennifer Christey appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23➕CARR SIMONS, Sadie appointeddirector
- 2023-05-19➕DAVIES, Hannah Rebecca Mittoo appointeddirector
- 2023-05-19➕WILLIAMS, Bronwen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➖GILLETT, Mark Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-02-27➕COLLARD, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2023-02-26➖BLANDEN, James Spencer resigneddirector
- 2023-01-07➖SHEATH, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-12-18➖MOORE, Francesca Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-10-04➕GREENE, Paul Anthony Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-09-12➕FLANDERS, Christopher Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-09-09➖FRANCIS, Lucy Victoria resigneddirector
- 2022-08-31➖WATMORE, Pauline Joyce resigneddirector
- 2022-08-31➖YARNOLD, Tracey Janette resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 93 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -12 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: EYRE, Anne resigned 2026-01-28; FLINT, Carl Steven resigned 2025-08-31; MORRIS, Neil Stephen resigned 2025-08-31
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
Christopher Whitehead Language College Bromwich Road
St John''s
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 4AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16
Officers (12 active · 29 resigned)
BARNES, Jennifer Christey→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-23
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CLARK, Catherine Janet→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-09-01
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DAVIES, Hannah Rebecca Mittoo→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-05-19
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EVANS, Graham Patrick→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-16
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FAIRMAN, Susan Elaine→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-01
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HALL, Jonathan Owen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-24
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LAWSON, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
REEVES, Kirsten Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-20
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RYAN, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-01-01
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SWAN, Julie Alison→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-07-02
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WILLIAMS, Bronwen→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-19
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BARNES, Jennifer Christey→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2014-06-17
BASSAN, Inderjit→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-11-28 · resigned 2019-02-25
BENTLEY, Kathryn Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2014-06-27
BLANDEN, James Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-15 · resigned 2023-02-26
BUTLER, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2017-03-27
CARR SIMONS, Sadie→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-23 · resigned 2024-10-22
COLLARD, Andrew William→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-02-27 · resigned 2025-02-07
COSH, James David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2016-05-27
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05