CLARION CORVUS TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08347874 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-01-04

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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (9 active, 34 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 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 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-05-16
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incorporation · MA
2026-02-07
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accounts · AA
2025-07-07
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officers · AP01
2025-02-11
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accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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ROBSON, John appointed
director
2024-11-20
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officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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GRAY, Steven Derek resigned
director
2024-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-12-07
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GATES, Shirley Jane resigned
director
2023-11-10
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officers · TM01
2023-10-31
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LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane resigned
director
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-09-05
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officers · TM01
2023-08-24
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EBNEY, Barry John resigned
director
2023-07-24
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officers · TM01
2023-07-24
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officers · TM01
2023-06-23
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RICHARDS, Mark Brammer resigned
director
2023-06-14
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officers · AP01
2023-06-14
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2023-06-14
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2023-06-14
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2023-04-25
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-25
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2023-04-25
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-04-01
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JESSUP, David appointed
director
2023-04-01
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NICHOLS, Christine appointed
director
2023-04-01
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EBNEY, Barry John appointed
director
2023-04-01
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RICHARDS, Mark Brammer appointed
director
2023-03-28
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LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane appointed
director
2023-03-28
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LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane resigned
director
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-12
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HARRIS, Donna Clare resigned
director
2019-12-31
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ORGAN, John resigned
director
2019-03-28
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COLE, Michael Brian appointed
director
2019-03-28
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LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane appointed
director
2017-11-01
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GRAY, Steven Derek appointed
director
2017-10-11
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CLIFTON-FEARNS, Juliet resigned
director
2017-10-06
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ROWE, Harriett resigned
director
2017-09-26
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DAY, Stephanie Jane resigned
director
2017-09-26
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WILSON, Bruce Richard resigned
director
2017-09-25
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MEAD, David Richard, Professor resigned
director
2017-07-13
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ROSE-WAGHORN, Beth resigned
director
2016-10-12
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RICKETTS, Leonard resigned
director
2016-08-31
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MOORES, Amandine resigned
director
2016-03-24
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CLIFTON-FEARNS, Juliet appointed
director
2016-01-25
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SAPEY, Helen resigned
director
2015-10-23
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ROWE, Harriett appointed
director
2015-09-01
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ADAMS, James Lancaster appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 81 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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

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

Incorporated2013-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Hobart High School Kittens Lane

Loddon

Norwich

Norfolk

NR14 6JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04