HEREFORDSHIRE MARCHES C OF E TRUST

⚰️Wound downdissolved

08366074 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-01-18

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2021-12-21
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-12-21
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Company dissolved
2021-10-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-09-22
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-25
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CONOD, Luke appointed
director
2020-09-25
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KENT, Christopher appointed
director
2020-09-25
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NORTH, Robert, Preb resigned
director
2020-09-25
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PATTERSON, Hugh William Grant resigned
director
2020-09-25
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WOODCOCK, Roberta Ruth resigned
director
2020-09-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-04-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-04-01
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SIMPSON, Gail Michelle appointed
secretary
2019-04-01
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TOBIN, Clare resigned
secretary
2018-12-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-10-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-03-29
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WHITCOMBE, Paul resigned
director
2018-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-22
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SMITH, Kenneth Paul resigned
director
2013-06-10
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TAYLOR, Janet Geer resigned
director
2013-06-05
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WOODCOCK, Roberta Ruth appointed
director
2013-01-18
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Company incorporated
As HEREFORDSHIRE MARCHES C OF E TRUST
2013-01-18
➕
BOX, Peter appointed
director
2013-01-18
➕
TOBIN, Clare appointed
secretary
2013-01-18
➕
NORTH, Robert, Preb appointed
director
2013-01-18
➕
PATTERSON, Hugh William Grant appointed
director
2013-01-18
➕
SMITH, Kenneth Paul appointed
director
2013-01-18
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TAYLOR, Janet Geer appointed
director
2013-01-18
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WHITCOMBE, Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-12-21

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Luke Conod Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/09/2020
Mr Christopher Kent Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/09/2020
Mr Peter Box Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Roberta Woodcockceased 25/09/2020· significant influence
Revd Robert Northceased 25/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Hugh William Grant Pattersonceased 25/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Paul Whitcombeceased 29/03/2018· significant influence
Mr Kenneth Paul Smithceased 22/01/2018· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-01-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Canon Pyon Ce Academy

Canon Pyon

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR4 8PF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2020-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

SIMPSON, Gail Michelle→

secretary · appointed 2019-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOX, Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CONOD, Luke→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-09-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KENT, Christopher→

director · ~72y · appointed 2020-09-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TOBIN, Clare→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2019-04-01

Resigned

NORTH, Robert, Preb→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2020-09-25

Resigned

PATTERSON, Hugh William Grant→

director · ~76y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2020-09-25

Resigned

SMITH, Kenneth Paul→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2018-01-22

Resigned

TAYLOR, Janet Geer→

director · ~79y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2013-06-10

Resigned

WHITCOMBE, Paul→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2018-03-29

Resigned

WOODCOCK, Roberta Ruth→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2020-09-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-12-21

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-10-05

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-09-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2020-09-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2020-09-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-09-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-09-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-09-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-09-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-09-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-09-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-09-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-09-25