1541 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09917491 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (46/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-01
    THOMAS, Geoffrey Martyn appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-08-01
    PEARSON, Gareth David appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-12-02
    ROBERTS, Mark Rhydderch appointed
    director
  16. 2023-10-26
    JONES, Roger Spencer, Sir resigned
    director
  17. 2023-10-26
    MOLYNEUX, Helen Clare resigned
    director
  18. 2023-10-26
    WHITTALL, Adrian John resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-12-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-04-01
    WHITTALL, Adrian John appointed
    director
  23. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-09-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-09-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-06-27
    DAVIES, Michael Charles Radcliffe, Professor appointed
    director
  27. 2020-06-27
    SILK, Evan Paul, Sir resigned
    director
  28. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2017-07-31
    COWLING TAYLOR, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  30. 2017-07-12
    JAMES, Jane Mary appointed
    director
  31. 2017-06-24
    CLARKE, Guy David appointed
    director
  32. 2017-06-24
    JONES, Roger Spencer, Sir appointed
    director
  33. 2017-06-24
    MOLYNEUX, Helen Clare appointed
    director
  34. 2015-12-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1541 LIMITED
  35. 2015-12-15
    COWLING TAYLOR, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  36. 2015-12-15
    SILK, Evan Paul, Sir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Christ College
Bridge Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 8AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

THOMAS, Geoffrey Martyn
secretary · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
CLARKE, Guy David
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-06-24
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Active
DAVIES, Michael Charles Radcliffe, Professor
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-06-27
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Active
JAMES, Jane Mary
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-07-12
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Active
PEARSON, Gareth David
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
ROBERTS, Mark Rhydderch
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-12-02
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Active
COWLING TAYLOR, Emma Louise
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
JONES, Roger Spencer, Sir
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-06-24 · resigned 2023-10-26
Resigned
MOLYNEUX, Helen Clare
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-24 · resigned 2023-10-26
Resigned
SILK, Evan Paul, Sir
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2020-06-27
Resigned
WHITTALL, Adrian John
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2023-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12