BISHOP'S HATFIELD GIRLS' SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07831507 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-11-01

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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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 (18 active, 67 linked, 64 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 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

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (140 events)Click to expand

2026-05-04
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2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2026-04-16
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JONES, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-04-14
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officers · AP01
2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2026-02-04
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SPRUCE, Robert Gareth resigned
director
2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2025-12-31
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LENNOX, Ian resigned
director
2025-12-31
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officers · TM01
2025-12-17
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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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MAUTHOOR, Zeenat resigned
director
2025-12-15
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officers · AP01
2025-11-26
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BENSON, Eyitolami Cyriapearl appointed
director
2025-11-26
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CHOWDHURI, Shahjamal appointed
director
2025-11-26
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MORISHITA DUBOIS, Stuart appointed
director
2025-09-25
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officers · TM01
2025-09-25
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2025-09-24
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RICHARDSON, Peter Edward, Professor resigned
director
2025-09-24
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SUNDAY, Elisha Oyelere, Dr resigned
director
2025-06-06
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officers · TM02
2025-06-06
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officers · AP03
2025-06-02
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EDBROOK, Jeremy Stuart appointed
secretary
2025-06-01
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DANIEL, Deborah Louise resigned
secretary
2025-04-29
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officers · AP01
2025-04-28
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SPRUCE, Robert Gareth appointed
director
2025-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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PATEL, Anisha appointed
director
2024-09-26
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officers · AP01
2024-09-25
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SANDWELL, Paul appointed
director
2024-07-05
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officers · AP01
2024-06-26
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LAMBERT, Ramona Mahendra appointed
director
2024-06-17
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officers · TM01
2024-06-14
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MITCHELL, Steven Keith resigned
director
2024-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-07
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2024-03-06
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SUNDAY, Elisha Oyelere, Dr appointed
director
2023-12-08
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officers · TM01
2023-12-08
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2023-12-08
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2023-10-05
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BRIMLEY, Sarah appointed
director
2023-10-05
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CHANDLER, Timothy appointed
director
2023-10-05
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MOSS, Kelly appointed
director
2023-09-20
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SCUTT, Anne Virginia resigned
director
2023-08-31
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BUNE, Alison, Dr resigned
director
2023-08-31
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DANIEL, Deborah Louise resigned
director
2023-08-31
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HIGGINS, Julia resigned
director
2023-08-31
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RUFFHEAD, Janet Mandy resigned
director
2023-06-28
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BISSELL, Suzanne Jayne appointed
director
2023-06-28
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CHASTNEY, Catherine Jane appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 140 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-17 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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: JONES, Susan Elizabeth resigned 2026-04-16; LENNOX, Ian resigned 2025-12-31; MAUTHOOR, Zeenat resigned 2025-12-16

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-11-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School

Woods Avenue

Hatfield

AL10 8NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01