ALBAN CITY FREE SCHOOL LTD

🌳Matureactive

07644208 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-05-23

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

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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

44 officers (12 active, 44 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-02-07
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2025-10-10
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2025-10-07
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TREND, Sean resigned
director
2025-07-11
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2025-07-08
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LEAHY, Kate Louise resigned
director
2025-02-25
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2025-01-22
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2025-01-20
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MOSELEY, Kristian Charles appointed
director
2024-12-17
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2024-12-13
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2024-12-09
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COLLINS, Gemma appointed
director
2024-12-09
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GREGORY, Ian Jeffrey appointed
director
2024-12-09
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LOVETT, Michael Stephen appointed
director
2024-12-09
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CARTER, Cathy resigned
director
2024-10-16
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2024-10-10
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BAYLIS, Hugh Gavin Empson appointed
director
2024-10-10
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PHILLIPS, Elisabeth appointed
director
2024-08-27
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2024-08-27
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2024-07-19
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BAISLEY, Gordon resigned
director
2024-07-19
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CRAWLEY, Linda Helen resigned
director
2024-07-19
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HARRIS, Peter Richard resigned
director
2024-04-18
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2023-10-30
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2023-10-23
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WRIGHT, Sarah appointed
director
2023-09-22
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2023-09-20
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O'SULLIVAN, Bernadette appointed
director
2023-07-19
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ELLIS, Chloe resigned
director
2023-07-19
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MOLVIK, Amanda resigned
director
2023-07-19
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TOMS, Claire Louise resigned
director
2023-07-19
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2023-07-19
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2023-07-19
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2023-05-03
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2022-11-01
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2022-10-18
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CRICK, Robert James Edmund appointed
director
2022-10-18
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HARRIS, Peter Richard appointed
director
2022-09-07
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HODGKINSON, Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-06-28
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TREND, Sean appointed
director
2022-06-13
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CHIBBER, Akshay Junior resigned
director
2022-06-13
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DIXON, Kate resigned
director
2021-12-31
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JUBB, Lara Suzanne resigned
director
2021-12-05
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SHAH, Kalpesh resigned
director
2021-11-25
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JONES, Matthew Leonard, Dr resigned
director
2021-06-14
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GRAHAM, Janice Marion resigned
director
2021-06-14
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MOLVIK, Amanda appointed
director

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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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: LEAHY, Kate Louise resigned 2025-07-08; TREND, Sean resigned 2025-10-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-05-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

7 Hatfield Road

St. Albans

Hertfordshire

AL1 3RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last: 2025-05-17