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🌳Matureactive

07730926 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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officers · TM01
2026-05-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-26
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HALBERSTADT, Yechezkel Michael resigned
director
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-16
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annual-return · AR01
2013-03-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2012-12-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2011-10-23
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CHODY, Jonathan resigned
director
2011-10-02
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MORGAN, Anthony Charles appointed
director
2011-10-02
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SCHLEIDER, David appointed
director
2011-10-02
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CHODY, Esther Beracha resigned
director
2011-10-02
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GUTSTEIN, Joseph resigned
director
2011-10-02
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HALBERSTADT, Yechezkel Michael appointed
director
2011-08-05
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Company incorporated
As ATERES
2011-08-05
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CHODY, Esther Beracha appointed
director
2011-08-05
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CHODY, Jonathan appointed
director
2011-08-05
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GUTSTEIN, Joseph appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Charles Morgan Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr David Schleider Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Yechezkel Michael Halberstadtceased 26/05/2026· significant influence · firm interest

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

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ASPIRING DREAMS CIC→ 14530102 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ASTRO VENTURES C.I.C.→ 08749686 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
ATC TRAINING LIMITED→ 12684682 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AVENTURINE TRAINING LIMITED→ 11305966 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AWARDING BODY OF INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH LIMITED→ 09060426 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
AWESLEGE LTD→ 14603536 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AZ DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 14558904 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AZURE COLLEGE LTD→ 16273823 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BACMANS COMMUNITY LIMITED→ 08421540 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

81 Bewick Road

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 1RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-09

Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MORGAN, Anthony Charles→

director · ~73y · appointed 2011-10-02

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Active

SCHLEIDER, David→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-10-02

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Active

CHODY, Esther Beracha→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2011-10-02

Resigned

CHODY, Jonathan→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2011-10-23

Resigned

GUTSTEIN, Joseph→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2011-10-02

Resigned

HALBERSTADT, Yechezkel Michael→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-10-02 · resigned 2026-05-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	18/03/2013	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture deed	1 property	03/12/2012	—

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Recent filings (44 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-05-27