ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST

🌳Matureactive
07801612 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-10-07
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
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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
51 officers (15 active, 51 linked, 49 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-28
    HOLDEN, Gary Patrick appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-11
    GIBBS, Hayley appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2025-04-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-04-24
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  9. 2025-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-31
    PAYNE, Michael, Father resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-09-11
    MAGENIS, Ann Elizabeth resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-01-05
    RAY, Stephen Leslie appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-01
    HICKS, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2023-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-11-29
    PAYNE, Michael, Father appointed
    director
  21. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-11-07
    HUMPHREYS, Sarah Ann Beslee appointed
    director
  23. 2023-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-04-17
    NADESAN, Marilyn appointed
    director
  25. 2023-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-03-01
    PEARSON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  27. 2023-03-01
    MAGENIS, Ann Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2023-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-02-10
    KING, Joe, Reverend resigned
    director
  31. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2023-01-06
    SANDHER, Gurvinder Singh appointed
    director
  34. 2022-11-15
    JAMES, Claire Anne-Marie appointed
    secretary
  35. 2022-11-15
    SEATH, Tony resigned
    secretary
  36. 2022-11-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  37. 2022-09-01
    BARKER-PLATT, Joanne resigned
    director
  38. 2021-09-30
    SHARMAN, Ajay Kumar, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 2020-10-19
    TILL, Mark Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2020-07-16
    HOLT, James Douglas appointed
    director
  41. 2020-07-16
    BARKER-PLATT, Joanne appointed
    director
  42. 2019-12-10
    BIRD, Neil Robertson resigned
    director
  43. 2019-12-10
    BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire resigned
    director
  44. 2019-04-30
    OVERTON, Heather appointed
    director
  45. 2018-12-31
    CHITTY, Amy resigned
    director
  46. 2018-12-31
    PATLA, Lorna Joan resigned
    director
  47. 2018-06-12
    HICKS, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  48. 2017-10-16
    SMITH, Anthony John appointed
    director
  49. 2017-10-16
    BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire appointed
    director
  50. 2017-01-17
    CONROY, Caroline resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

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 79 — 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 79 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Saint George's Church Of England School
Meadow Road
Gravesend
DA11 7LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (15 active · 36 resigned)

JAMES, Claire Anne-Marie
secretary · appointed 2022-11-15
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Active
CAREY, Stephen
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
GIBBS, Hayley
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
HOLDEN, Gary Patrick
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-10-28
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Active
HOLT, James Douglas
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-16
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Active
HUMPHREYS, Sarah Ann Beslee
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-11-07
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Active
JOHNSON, William
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
NADESAN, Marilyn
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active
OVERTON, Heather
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-30
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Active
PEARSON, Christopher John
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
RAY, Stephen Leslie
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-05
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Active
SANDHER, Gurvinder Singh
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-01-06
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Active
SHARMAN, Ajay Kumar, Dr
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-09-30
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Active
SMITH, Anthony John
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-10-16
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Active
TILL, Mark Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-10-19
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Active
SEATH, Tony
secretary · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2022-11-15
Resigned
BARKER-PLATT, Joanne
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-16 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
BIRD, Neil Robertson
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2019-12-10
Resigned
BREWER, Susan Comport, Reverend
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-28 · resigned 2014-10-09
Resigned
BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2019-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-30
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01