CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
🌳Matureactive
07977368 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-03-06
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
54 officers (14 active, 54 linked, 48 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-02-17➕LYNN, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2026-02-16➖ROBERTS, Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-19➖EVANS, Richard Lee resigneddirector
- 2026-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23➕WINCH, Mark Jason appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-18➕WILSON, Antony Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➖HOBBS, Beverley resigneddirector
- 2025-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-31➖HOLMES, Catherine Elizabeth Henrietta resigneddirector
- 2025-03-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-01➕ROBERTS, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-28➖LYNN, Anne Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11➖BENNETT, Adale resigneddirector
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-06➕CLARK, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➕DICKENS, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➕JAMES, Kim Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-02➖BRADY, Samantha resigneddirector
- 2024-09-01➕JESTICO, Alison Jean appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➕SALT, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➕TAYLOR, Elizabeth Helen appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➕TRANTER, John appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➕HOBBS, Beverley appointeddirector
- 2024-08-31➖PAXTON, Katie Carolyne resigneddirector
- 2024-03-18➕PAXTON, Katie Carolyne appointeddirector
- 2023-11-17➖FARRELL, Sharon resigneddirector
- 2023-11-17➖SPERRIN, Malcolm William, Professor resigneddirector
- 2023-10-05➖PRICE-SMITH, Christine Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-09-08➕BENNETT, Adale appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➕LYNN, Anne Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➕EVANS, Richard Lee appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 118 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ROBERTS, Victoria resigned 2026-02-16; EVANS, Richard Lee resigned 2026-01-19; HOBBS, Beverley resigned 2025-09-30
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Cambrian Learning Trust
Fernham Road
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7LB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (14 active · 40 resigned)
Active
CLARK, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-11-06
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COOK, Anthony James Brian→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-03-22
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DICKENS, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-11-06
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GREENWOOD, Mark Tobias→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-01
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JAMES, Kim Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-06
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JESTICO, Alison Jean→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-09-01
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SALT, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-09-01
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ST JOHN NICOLLE, Jason Paul, Reverend→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-01-27
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth Helen→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2024-09-01
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TRANTER, John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-09-01
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TURNER, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-04-19
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WILSON, Antony Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-11-18
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WINCH, Mark Jason→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-23
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BUNNING, Laura Amy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2023-08-31
GREEN, Sandra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-09-08 · resigned 2022-03-23
LYNN, Anne Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2025-02-28
LYNN, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2022-10-31
ROBERTS, Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-03-01 · resigned 2026-02-16
BANNISTER, Alexander John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2013-10-30
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Recent filings (149 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-13