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09308398 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-11-12

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: medium (58/100)

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

26 officers (8 active, 26 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 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 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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officers · TM01
2026-04-19
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ROBINS, Emma Louise resigned
director
2026-03-14
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accounts · AA
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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NOTEYOUNG, Peter resigned
director
2025-10-02
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officers · AP01
2025-09-16
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ELWELL, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-07-25
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officers · AP01
2025-07-25
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officers · AP01
2025-06-25
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ANDERSON, Alison appointed
director
2025-06-06
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NOTEYOUNG, Peter appointed
director
2025-06-04
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DOBSON, Joanne Louise resigned
director
2025-06-04
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officers · TM01
2025-05-08
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2025-05-08
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2025-04-09
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RICKEARD, Paul appointed
director
2025-02-10
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accounts · AA
2025-01-20
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2024-12-11
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NORMAN, Penelope appointed
director
2024-12-11
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MALARKEY, Craig James resigned
director
2024-08-05
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officers · TM01
2024-07-29
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SIMMONS, Christopher James resigned
director
2024-03-25
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2024-02-01
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MADDISON, John Gerarde resigned
director
2024-01-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-01
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2023-10-01
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2023-10-01
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2023-09-23
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NEW, David appointed
director
2023-09-19
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DOBSON, Joanne Louise appointed
director
2023-09-01
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ROBINS, Emma Louise appointed
director
2023-08-18
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officers · TM01
2023-07-21
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WILSON, Alison resigned
director
2023-05-16
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officers · TM01
2023-05-16
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2023-05-04
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BROWN, Garry resigned
director
2023-04-28
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PRIESTMAN, Raymond resigned
director
2023-02-15
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accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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MALARKEY, Craig James appointed
director
2021-11-16
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BUTTERY, Graeme, Revd Canon resigned
director
2021-09-24
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TILLING, Mark Richard appointed
director
2021-06-16
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ELWELL, Mary Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-11-06
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ELWELL, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-11-06
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MADDISON, John Gerarde appointed
director
2020-09-14
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PATTISON, Albert resigned
director
2020-04-22
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MORRIS, Adrian Charles Anthony resigned
director
2020-04-03
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BROAD, Richenda Courtenay appointed
director
2019-12-14
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HALL, Stephen resigned
director
2019-12-14
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STEEL, Andrew resigned
director
2019-12-13
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WILSON, Alison appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: NOTEYOUNG, Peter resigned 2025-12-01; ROBINS, Emma Louise resigned 2026-04-19

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Hub Two, The Innovation Centre Venture Court

Queens Meadow Business Park

Hartlepool

TS25 5TG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12