ALPHA TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07755713 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-30

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: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

54 officers (12 active, 54 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

131 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

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (117 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-01
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HOLBORN, David Reginald appointed
director
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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officers · AP01
2025-12-19
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officers · AP01
2025-12-10
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EVANS, Sun Yan appointed
director
2025-12-10
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GRAHAM, David John appointed
director
2025-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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EMM, Deborah Ann resigned
director
2025-08-31
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GOUS, Linda Ann resigned
director
2025-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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officers · AP01
2023-08-21
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officers · AP01
2023-08-21
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officers · TM01
2023-05-09
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JAMES, Amanda resigned
director
2023-02-08
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SWEETING, Phillip appointed
director
2023-02-08
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WILLIAMS, Keith appointed
director
2023-01-06
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officers · AP01
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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TAYLOR, Nicholas Edwin appointed
director
2022-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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officers · TM01
2022-10-31
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ALBANO, Marco resigned
director
2022-10-18
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CHARNOCK, Alan resigned
director
2022-07-26
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officers · AP01
2022-03-18
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ROBERTS, Veronica Clare appointed
director
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-05-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-01
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WOODHOUSE, Tina Jean appointed
secretary
2021-04-30
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HOPKINS, Lyndon John resigned
secretary
2020-12-31
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MOSLEY, Ian James resigned
director
2020-08-30
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KEEBLE, Andrew resigned
director
2020-07-15
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ALBANO, Marco appointed
director
2019-12-11
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BLUNDELL, Allan Godfrey resigned
director
2019-12-05
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JAMES, Amanda appointed
director
2018-11-21
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BLAXILL, Jill Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-10-19
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CHARNOCK, Alan appointed
director
2018-07-19
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AGER, Martin Rowland resigned
director
2018-04-19
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SIMPSON, Gregory John appointed
director
2018-04-19
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HOPKINS, Lyndon John appointed
secretary
2018-04-19
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ALBANO, Marco resigned
director
2018-04-19
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BIRD, Andrew Michael resigned
director
2018-04-19
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BLOOMFIELD, Edward Anthony resigned
director
2018-04-19
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CHARNOCK, Alan resigned
director
2018-04-19
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EMM, Deborah Ann appointed
director
2018-04-19
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GOUS, Linda Ann appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 117 events

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 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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: EMM, Deborah Ann resigned 2025-08-31; GOUS, Linda Ann resigned 2025-08-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-08-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Colchester County High School For Girls

Norman Way

Colchester

Essex

CO3 3US

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01