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09591931 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-05-14

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: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

25 officers (10 active, 25 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 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

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-18
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officers · TM01
2026-03-16
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TERRY, Stanley Michael Linton resigned
director
2026-02-05
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HILLS, Nicola Jane resigned
secretary
2026-02-05
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officers · TM02
2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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officers · AP01
2025-10-31
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BARTON, Ben appointed
director
2025-06-30
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officers · AP01
2025-06-20
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HALL, Andrew appointed
director
2025-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-03-11
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GARCIA-KRAILING, Rafael resigned
director
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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officers · AP01
2024-10-25
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POTTER, Ben, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2024-08-23
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JAMES, Janet resigned
director
2024-07-15
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officers · TM01
2024-07-15
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officers · TM01
2024-07-04
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MARCOU, David Michael resigned
director
2024-07-04
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REDDING, Stuart resigned
director
2024-01-18
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officers · AP01
2024-01-17
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2024-01-17
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2024-01-11
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2024-01-11
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officers · AP01
2024-01-02
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accounts · AA
2024-01-01
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BROWN, Brian appointed
director
2024-01-01
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THOMSON, Carole Anne appointed
director
2024-01-01
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GARCIA-KRAILING, Rafael appointed
director
2024-01-01
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JAMES, Janet appointed
director
2024-01-01
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REDDING, Stuart appointed
director
2023-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-10
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officers · TM01
2022-10-20
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CURRY, Helen Joanne resigned
director
2022-08-31
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RYAN, Katherine Jane resigned
director
2021-12-09
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ATKINSON, Sally Margaret appointed
director
2021-12-09
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WARD, Sandra appointed
director
2020-03-17
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GREEN, John William resigned
director
2019-03-26
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HILLS, Nicola Jane appointed
secretary
2019-03-26
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KROMER, Brendan Michael resigned
director
2018-12-04
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GRAVETT, Paul appointed
director
2018-12-04
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CURRY, Helen Joanne appointed
director
2018-12-04
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GREEN, John William appointed
director
2017-12-05
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JONES, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2017-12-05
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QUARRELL, Julie Patience resigned
director
2017-10-09
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FORD, Sylvia Maureen resigned
director
2017-03-01
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KROMER, Brendan Michael appointed
director
2017-01-31
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PEACOCK, Richard Lionel resigned
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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 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: HILLS, Nicola Jane resigned 2026-02-05; TERRY, Stanley Michael Linton resigned 2026-03-16

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2015-05-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Matthew Arnold School

Arnolds Way

Oxford

OX2 9JE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last: 2026-05-07