ABBEY COLLEGE, RAMSEY

🌳Matureactive

07740516 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-15

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

64 officers (10 active, 64 linked, 62 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

158 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31
Average employees	13800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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officers · TM01
2026-04-20
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WILLIAMSON, Lisa Jane resigned
director
2026-04-13
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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KAMAU, Evelyn Muthoni Njoroge resigned
director
2026-03-24
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officers · TM01
2026-03-01
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DOWNING, Charlotte resigned
director
2026-01-15
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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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JACKSON, Madeleine Ann appointed
director
2025-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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HUGGINS, Thomas resigned
director
2025-07-01
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officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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ALDEN, Jessica Ping resigned
director
2025-06-12
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officers · TM01
2025-06-06
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MCNEE, Ruth Mary resigned
director
2025-06-05
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officers · AP01
2025-06-02
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KELLY, John appointed
director
2025-03-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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WARDLE, Genevieve appointed
director
2025-02-10
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officers · TM01
2025-02-07
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WHEELER, Simon David resigned
director
2025-01-21
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officers · AP01
2025-01-17
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SILVA DE MATTOS, Leonor Miguel Rochaleal Da appointed
director
2025-01-17
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WATKINS, Adam resigned
director
2025-01-17
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WHEELER, Simon David appointed
director
2025-01-17
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officers · AP01
2025-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-09
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WOMERSLEY-CARTER, Michael resigned
director
2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-09-19
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ALDEN, Jessica Ping appointed
director
2024-09-16
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officers · AP01
2024-09-09
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MCNEE, Ruth Mary appointed
director
2024-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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JACKSON, Madeleine Ann resigned
director
2024-03-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
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KAMAU, Evelyn Muthoni Njoroge appointed
director
2024-03-08
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officers · AP01
2024-03-05
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SUTTON, Claire Anne appointed
director
2024-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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GULLY, Aidan Hugh resigned
director
2024-02-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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LYNCH, Michelle Ann resigned
director
2023-12-31
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DODS, Alan John resigned
director
2023-12-31
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GREYSON, Cheryl resigned
director
2023-10-09
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WATKINS, Adam appointed
director
2023-08-15
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MCFARLANE, Anthony Alan resigned
director
2023-04-27
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DOWNING, Charlotte appointed
director
2023-03-21
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GULLY, Aidan Hugh appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 142 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: ALDEN, Jessica Ping resigned 2025-06-30; DOWNING, Charlotte resigned 2026-03-01; HUGGINS, Thomas resigned 2025-08-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-08-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Abbey College

Abbey Road

Ramsey

Cambridgeshire

PE26 1DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26