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07732319 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-08

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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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

46 officers (7 active, 46 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	479	47800

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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officers · AP01
2024-07-22
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officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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MEDDLE, Christopher Donald resigned
director
2024-04-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-01
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CAMERON, Valerie appointed
director
2023-07-24
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officers · TM01
2023-07-24
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2023-07-24
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2023-06-30
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LEWIS, Daniel James resigned
director
2023-06-30
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MATEMBA, Jefrey resigned
director
2023-06-30
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PHILLIPS, Ian Richard resigned
director
2023-02-03
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2022-03-25
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accounts · AA
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2021-08-20
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2021-08-20
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2021-08-20
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2021-07-22
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FLUET, Clifford Gary resigned
director
2020-12-31
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CURTIS, Beverley John Frederick resigned
director
2020-12-31
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FENNEY, Paul Francis resigned
director
2020-12-31
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JOHAL, Harpit resigned
director
2020-10-20
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NICHOLSON, James Adam appointed
director
2020-10-20
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MATEMBA, Jefrey appointed
director
2020-09-02
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JOSHI, Raj appointed
director
2020-09-01
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MEDDLE, Christopher Donald appointed
director
2020-07-09
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RYAN, Rebecca Mary appointed
director
2020-06-09
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LEWIS, Daniel James appointed
director
2020-04-21
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JOHAL, Harpit appointed
director
2020-02-03
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PHILLIPS, Ian Richard appointed
director
2019-07-31
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GILDERSLEEVE, Robin Mcgowan resigned
director
2018-01-01
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MESSAGE, Brian John appointed
director
2018-01-01
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WESTON, Gary James appointed
director
2018-01-01
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FLUET, Clifford Gary appointed
director
2018-01-01
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GILDERSLEEVE, Robin Mcgowan appointed
director
2017-12-31
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MORGAN, Susan resigned
secretary
2017-12-31
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ASKEW, Paul James resigned
director
2017-12-31
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BROWN, John Edward resigned
director
2017-12-31
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CHISHOLM, Meryl Elisabeth resigned
director
2017-12-31
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COLES, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2017-12-31
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FIDLER, Steven resigned
director
2017-12-31
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HOBLEY, Andrew David Ernest resigned
director
2017-12-31
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RANKINE, Andrew Peter resigned
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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

🔒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

Incorporated2011-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Hinchingbrooke School

Brampton Road

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 3BN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15