AMERY HILL SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07760509 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-09-02

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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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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

67 officers (15 active, 67 linked, 63 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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2025-11-03
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2025-10-21
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LUCAS, Geoffrey appointed
director
2025-09-09
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officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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OLIPHANT, Stephanie resigned
director
2025-06-04
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officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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OAKLEY, Matthew resigned
director
2025-01-03
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accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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VICKERY, Lorna resigned
director
2024-07-24
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officers · AP01
2024-07-15
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OLIPHANT, Stephanie appointed
director
2024-04-16
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2024-04-16
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2024-04-16
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2024-04-16
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2024-02-09
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DOWNING, Jennifer appointed
director
2024-02-09
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MOSS, Richard Craig appointed
director
2024-01-06
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accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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CARR, Victoria Julia appointed
director
2023-12-12
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CAZALET, Rupert Adrian Hamilton appointed
director
2023-12-12
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EDWARDS, Martyn James appointed
director
2023-11-10
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HAINSWORTH, David resigned
director
2023-09-05
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2023-09-04
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2023-09-04
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2023-09-04
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2023-09-04
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officers · TM02
2023-09-04
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2023-09-01
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WELLS, Nicola Jane appointed
secretary
2023-09-01
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JECKELLS, Robert Ewart appointed
director
2023-08-31
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EDMUNDS, Jacqueline Mary resigned
secretary
2023-08-31
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CANALE, Philip resigned
director
2023-08-31
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LISTER, Geraldine resigned
director
2023-08-31
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MANN, Stephen Anthony resigned
director
2023-07-18
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2023-07-17
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FAWCETT, Johanna Eve resigned
director
2023-06-08
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2023-01-10
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LE ROUX, Jonathan James resigned
director
2022-12-13
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SCAMMELL, Clive Ashley appointed
director
2022-12-13
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OAKLEY, Matthew appointed
director
2022-08-31
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WILDE, Jacqueline Ann resigned
director
2022-05-23
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JOHNSTONE, Andrew appointed
director
2022-05-23
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LE ROUX, Jonathan James appointed
director
2022-04-04
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BOSTELMANN, Louisa Helen appointed
director
2021-12-07
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YEARLEY, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-12-07
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TROTTER, Ian Ronald resigned
director
2021-10-28
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AUSTIN, Oonagh 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

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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: OAKLEY, Matthew resigned 2025-05-31; OLIPHANT, Stephanie resigned 2025-08-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-09-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Amery Hill School

Amery Hill

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 2BZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02