ABBEY COLLEGE IN MALVERN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08661073 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 53 | 6000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28➕BAGHBADRANI, Mehran Noorbakhsh appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2017-01-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-11-18➕KAVEH BAGHBADRANI, Hekmat appointeddirector
- 2015-12-16➕BAGHBADRANI, Mehran Noorbakhsh appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-16➖BAFTEHCHI, Elham resigneddirector
- 2015-11-26➖BAGHBADARANI, Manzar Banoo Shafie resigneddirector
- 2014-09-30➖ADDISON, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 2013-11-27➕ADDISON, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-09-09➕BAFTEHCHI, Elham appointeddirector
- 2013-09-09➖KAVEH, Farman resigneddirector
- 2013-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY COLLEGE IN MALVERN LIMITED
- 2013-08-22➕MIRKAMALI, Haleh appointeddirector
- 2013-08-22➕BAGHBADARANI, Manzar Banoo Shafie appointeddirector
- 2013-08-22➕KAVEH, Farman appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hekmat Kaveh Baghbadrani Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Haleh Mirkamaliceased 31/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 PLUS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT LIMITED→ 15360233 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 9 MONTHS LIMITED→ 03920143 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ABIGAIL'S PLACE LTD→ 11823437 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AC-LIFESKILLS LTD→ 13091347 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACADEMARK LTD→ 16567732 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS EDUCATIONAL PROVISION LIMITED→ 14461362 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACTIVE 8 + LIMITED→ 07034347 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACTIVEROOTS CIC→ 15964917 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADDISON EDUCATION LIMITED→ 06717663 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE ACCREDITATION LIMITED→ 07068568 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALL ENGLAND DANCE→ 10841242 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALLEN SPORTS LIMITED→ 14393500 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
253 Wells Road
Malvern
WR14 4JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BAGHBADRANI, Mehran Noorbakhsh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAGHBADRANI, Mehran Noorbakhsh→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-05-28
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KAVEH BAGHBADRANI, Hekmat→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-11-18
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MIRKAMALI, Haleh→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-22
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ADDISON, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2014-09-30
BAFTEHCHI, Elham→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2015-12-16
BAGHBADARANI, Manzar Banoo Shafie→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2015-11-26
KAVEH, Farman→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2013-09-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/04/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 07/01/2017 | 11/08/2017 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-10