EDEN ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08561049 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-06-07

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (11 active, 33 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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address · AD01
2026-02-17
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officers · AP01
2026-01-15
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officers · AP01
2025-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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SUMPTER, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2025-10-03
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HART, Peter, Dr resigned
director
2025-09-01
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ATKINSON, Mark appointed
director
2025-09-01
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PIGGFORD, Alan appointed
director
2025-07-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
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officers · TM01
2025-07-07
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officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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DOVE, Simon resigned
director
2025-06-30
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GORDON, Martyn resigned
director
2025-06-30
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GOWLAND, Peter Grenville resigned
director
2025-06-30
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PAUL, Shirley-Anne, Dr resigned
director
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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officers · AP01
2024-05-20
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DOVE, Simon appointed
director
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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MACKLAM, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-09-01
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SAUNDERS, Joseph Connor appointed
director
2022-09-01
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GORDON, Martyn appointed
director
2022-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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STUART, Joanne appointed
director
2022-02-11
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HAYGARTH, Helen resigned
director
2022-01-25
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HAYES, Catherine Louise resigned
director
2021-09-16
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HAYES, Catherine Louise appointed
director
2020-11-18
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THOMAS, Julie Heather appointed
director
2020-10-18
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DANBY, Gillian resigned
director
2020-02-01
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HAYGARTH, Helen appointed
director
2019-03-28
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CLARK, Alan Ronald appointed
director
2019-03-28
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SLIMINGS, Gillian Lesley appointed
director
2018-11-12
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KELLY, Victoria resigned
director
2018-08-31
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HEATON, Ann Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-02-26
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THOMPSON, Judy resigned
director
2018-01-01
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SAINT, Sandra Elaine appointed
director
2017-10-06
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PAUL, Shirley-Anne, Dr appointed
director
2017-09-26
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HEATON, Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-09-19
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ANDRE, Phillip Carl resigned
director
2017-09-19
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DANBY, Gillian appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 med ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DOVE, Simon resigned 2025-06-30; GORDON, Martyn resigned 2025-06-30; GOWLAND, Peter Grenville resigned 2025-06-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-06-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

412 Hub Two The Innovation Centre, Venture Court

Queens Meadow Business Park

Hartlepool

Cleveland

TS25 5TG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05