GLOVERSPIECE COLLEGE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09933279 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-12-31
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,544

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 600% YoY
Current Assets
£456
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£5.5k£792
Current assets£456£792
Net assets£5.5k£792

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    ➖
    CARTER, Martin David resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-13
    ➕
    DUFFY, Charles David appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-07-10
    ➖
    GLOVERSPIECE COMMUNITY CARE FARM LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  10. 2024-07-10
    ➖
    GLOVERSPIECE MINIFARM LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  11. 2024-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-06-01
    ➖
    CHAUDREY, Jennifer Maxine resigned
    director
  13. 2023-10-27
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2023-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nationwide Finance Limited
  15. 2023-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-20
    ➕
    CARTER, Martin David appointed
    director
  19. 2021-08-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-01-06
    ➕
    DUFFY, James Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2020-01-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-11-26
    ➕
    GLOVERSPIECE MINIFARM LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2017-03-18
    ➖
    CANNING, Nicola Mary resigned
    director
  27. 2015-12-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLOVERSPIECE COLLEGE LTD
  28. 2015-12-31
    ➕
    CANNING, Nicola Mary appointed
    director
  29. 2015-12-31
    ➕
    CHAUDREY, Jennifer Maxine appointed
    director
  30. 2015-12-31
    ➕
    GLOVERSPIECE COMMUNITY CARE FARM LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

66 Little Hill Little Hill
Droitwich
WR9 0RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DUFFY, Charles David→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUFFY, James Philip→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANNING, Nicola Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2017-03-18
Resigned
CARTER, Martin David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-08-20 · resigned 2026-02-18
Resigned
CHAUDREY, Jennifer Maxine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
GLOVERSPIECE COMMUNITY CARE FARM LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned
GLOVERSPIECE MINIFARM LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2017-11-26 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nationwide Finance
Nationwide Finance Limited
A registered charge5 properties27/10/2023—
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Recent filings (33 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27