APPLECROFT SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07917745 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-20

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

53 officers (13 active, 53 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

117 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (116 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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accounts · AA
2025-11-22
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officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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WYATT, Paul resigned
director
2025-07-18
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officers · AP01
2025-07-10
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ELBOURNE, Katriona Clare appointed
director
2025-06-08
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officers · TM01
2025-05-26
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THEOPHILE, Charlene Loveill resigned
director
2025-01-30
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officers · TM01
2025-01-27
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BRIGHT, Lisa resigned
director
2025-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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officers · AP01
2025-01-22
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BUCKLEY, Caroline Annabelle appointed
director
2024-11-08
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officers · TM01
2024-11-08
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2024-11-08
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2024-10-28
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FENNELL, Jenny, Rev'D resigned
director
2024-10-28
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HAILEY, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2024-10-28
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ROCKALL, Geraldine resigned
director
2024-04-16
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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GALLACHER, Nigel resigned
director
2023-11-21
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2023-11-20
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2023-11-20
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2023-11-07
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FENNELL, Jenny, Rev'D appointed
director
2023-11-07
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HAILEY, Christopher Michael appointed
director
2023-11-07
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ROCKALL, Geraldine appointed
director
2023-11-01
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incorporation · MA
2023-10-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-22
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officers · TM01
2023-06-12
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WAKEFIELD, Rachel, Rev'D resigned
director
2023-04-28
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KANELLOPOULOS, Antonios, Dr appointed
director
2023-04-28
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officers · AP01
2023-04-24
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2023-04-17
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CLARKE, Christopher appointed
director
2023-03-09
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2023-03-02
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WILSON, Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-01
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officers · TM01
2023-01-30
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ROCKALL, Geraldine resigned
director
2022-12-30
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CRAWFORD, Barbara Anne appointed
director
2022-10-24
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HAILEY, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2022-09-01
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IVIE, Christopher resigned
director
2022-07-19
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LAMAISON, Lyn resigned
director
2021-05-26
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IVIE, Christopher appointed
director
2021-05-26
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THEOPHILE, Charlene Loveill appointed
director
2021-03-19
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FENNELL, Jenny, Rev'D resigned
director
2021-01-27
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VIRTANEN, Toni appointed
director
2021-01-27
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BRIGHT, Lisa appointed
director
2021-01-27
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WAKEFIELD, Rachel, Rev'D appointed
director
2020-07-17
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FORBES-BONNETT, Carol Ann 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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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

Incorporated2012-01-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Applecroft School

Applecroft Road

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL8 6JZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20