ACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL

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07728029 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-03

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

51 officers (12 active, 51 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

6 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

108 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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2025-08-11
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officers · TM01
2025-03-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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WHITEHEAD, Frank resigned
director
2024-10-23
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gazette · DISS40
2024-10-22
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-16
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officers · TM01
2024-10-16
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2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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ANDERSON, David resigned
director
2024-08-31
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SMITH, Trevor Martyn resigned
director
2024-04-30
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officers · TM01
2024-04-30
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2024-04-29
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officers · TM02
2024-04-29
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officers · AP03
2024-01-23
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accounts · AA
2024-01-01
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ECKERSLEY, Stacey appointed
secretary
2023-12-31
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BERRY, Richard resigned
secretary
2023-11-01
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SMITH, Trevor Martyn appointed
director
2023-08-31
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HODGKINSON, Kristine Jade resigned
director
2023-08-31
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STINCHON, Paul resigned
director
2023-08-11
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officers · AP01
2023-08-11
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2023-08-11
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officers · TM01
2023-08-11
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officers · TM01
2023-03-29
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YOUNG, Donald William appointed
director
2023-03-29
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HODGKINSON, Kristine Jade appointed
director
2023-01-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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COOP-RUSHWORTH, Michael Gregory resigned
director
2022-12-15
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ROGAN, David Andrew resigned
director
2022-08-12
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officers · AP03
2022-08-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-01
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BERRY, Richard appointed
secretary
2022-05-31
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DICKEN, Hilary resigned
secretary
2022-05-25
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officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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BARKER, Emma Victoria appointed
director
2022-05-11
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TAYLOR, Denise appointed
director
2022-04-10
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BARON, Kathryn resigned
director
2022-04-06
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JONES, Peter resigned
director
2022-03-19
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TAYLOR, Denise resigned
director
2021-12-17
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MERCER-SMITH, Leslie resigned
director
2021-12-01
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ROBERTS, Jo appointed
director
2021-10-07
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HARKER, Helen resigned
director
2021-07-01
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ARNOLD, David, Fr appointed
director
2021-02-14
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CARTER, Clare resigned
director
2021-02-14
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COOP-RUSHWORTH, Michael Gregory appointed
director
2021-01-04
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HOLDEN, Christopher Graham, Father resigned
director
2020-07-21
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ENTICOTT, Ian Peter, The Revd resigned
director
2020-06-30
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HARALAMBOS, Pamela Jane resigned
secretary
2019-09-01
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DICKEN, Hilary appointed
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

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

6 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Fr David Arnold Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	01/12/2021
Mr Stephen Lawrence Whittaker Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	03/08/2016
Mr Frank Whitehead Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	03/08/2016
Mr Peter Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	03/08/2016
Mr David Anderson Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	03/08/2016
Mrs Linda Hargreaves Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	03/08/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

The Revd Ian Peter Enticottceased 21/07/2020· board control · significant influence · trust interest
Fr Lawrence Carson-Feathamceased 19/07/2019· board control · significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Queen's Road West

Accrington

Lancashire

BB5 4AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31