ARMTHORPE SHAW WOOD ACADEMY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08082204 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-24

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

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (7 active, 40 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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officers · TM01
2026-06-09
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COPLEY, Stephen resigned
director
2026-02-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-04
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officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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WOODWARD, Rebecca resigned
director
2026-01-15
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accounts · AA
2025-11-20
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officers · AP01
2025-11-17
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COSGROVE, Neil John appointed
director
2025-10-20
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officers · TM01
2025-09-09
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SIMMONS, Tamala resigned
director
2025-07-08
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officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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BULLOCK, Bradley resigned
director
2025-03-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-06
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STEVENSON, Richard appointed
director
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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officers · TM01
2024-10-21
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RENWICK, Edward resigned
director
2024-10-09
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officers · AP01
2024-09-19
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BUCKLEY, Rosie appointed
director
2024-09-10
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officers · TM01
2024-09-10
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officers · TM01
2024-07-30
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PERRY, Mark Roy resigned
director
2024-07-18
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TAME, Marie resigned
director
2024-06-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-30
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officers · AP01
2024-05-02
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COPLEY, Stephen appointed
director
2024-03-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-20
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officers · AP01
2024-02-20
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officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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accounts · AA
2024-01-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-25
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BULLOCK, Bradley appointed
director
2024-01-25
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RENWICK, Edward appointed
director
2023-12-13
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officers · TM01
2023-11-29
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SCHOLES, Craig resigned
director
2023-09-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
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2022-10-21
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FOY, Adam resigned
director
2022-06-29
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DUFFIELD, Scott resigned
director
2022-04-30
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CAMPBELL, Joanne resigned
director
2022-01-20
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BLAKELEY, Samantha appointed
director
2022-01-20
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SCHOLES, Craig appointed
director
2022-01-20
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WOODWARD, Rebecca appointed
director
2022-01-04
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PARKER-WATTS, Nicola appointed
director
2021-11-11
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RIDLEY, Matthew Kie appointed
director
2021-11-11
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TAME, Marie appointed
director
2021-09-01
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CARROLL, Patrick resigned
director
2021-09-01
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WOODSTONES, Michael resigned
director
2020-12-09
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PERRY, Mark Roy appointed
director
2020-09-23
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WEST, Nicola resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 97 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-07

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COPLEY, Stephen resigned 2026-06-09; SIMMONS, Tamala resigned 2025-09-09; WOODWARD, Rebecca resigned 2026-01-30

Shareholders & ownership

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jayne Stacey Purdy Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/11/2023
Mr Michael Woodstones Individual · English · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/09/2022
Mr Scott Duffield Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	05/07/2022
Mrs Karen Woodstones Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	23/03/2021
Mrs Nicola Jayne Cosgrove Individual · English · DOB 03/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	15/12/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Philip Ralph Crawleyceased 18/07/2023· board control · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Phil Crawleyceased 11/01/2021· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Mere Lane

Armthorpe

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN3 2DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-07OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-24