BRITISH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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08097539 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-06-08
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2022-12-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    OLDS, Helen Jill appointed
    director
  10. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    ROTH, Olivia resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-13
    ➖
    LEPPARD, Mark resigned
    director
  15. 2020-10-13
    ➖
    MANTZ, Chris resigned
    director
  16. 2020-10-13
    ➖
    SINGLETON, Nicola resigned
    director
  17. 2020-10-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-09-15
    ➕
    FORSYTH, Debra appointed
    director
  24. 2019-09-15
    ➕
    ROTH, Olivia appointed
    director
  25. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    LIPTROT, Edward Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2019-04-03
    ➕
    LEPPARD, Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-26
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Nicola appointed
    director
  28. 2018-06-24
    ➖
    LEPPARD, Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2018-06-11
    ➕
    MANTZ, Chris appointed
    director
  30. 2017-10-15
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Edward St John Carlyle resigned
    director
  31. 2015-12-07
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  32. 2015-11-13
    ➕
    LIPTROT, Edward Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2015-05-22
    ➖
    GAMWELL, Bruce resigned
    director
  34. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    LEPPARD, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2014-06-08
    ➕
    HJS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2012-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  37. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Michael appointed
    secretary
  38. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    GAMWELL, Bruce appointed
    director
  39. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Edward St John Carlyle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Incorporated2012-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Tagus House
9 Ocean Way
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3TJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HJS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSYTH, Debra→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLDS, Helen Jill→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2015-12-07
Resigned
GAMWELL, Bruce→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
GOODWIN, Edward St John Carlyle→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2017-10-15
Resigned
LEPPARD, Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2020-10-13
Resigned
LEPPARD, Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2018-06-24
Resigned
LIPTROT, Edward Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-11-13 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MANTZ, Chris→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-06-11 · resigned 2020-10-13
Resigned
ROTH, Olivia→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-09-15 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
SINGLETON, Nicola→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-06-26 · resigned 2020-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01