CAROL SAUNDERS SWIM SCHOOL (FRANCHISE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10279814 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
19 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.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CAROL SAUNDERS SWIM SCHOOL (FRANCHISE) LIMITED
- 2016-07-15➕SAUNDERS, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-15➕SAUNDERS, Naiomi appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-15➕SAUNDERS, Carol Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2016-07-15➕SAUNDERS, Naiomi Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SAUNDERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Naiomi Saunders Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/07/2016 |
Carol Saunders Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BIZENKO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 09032627 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRAYTON HEADSTART PRESCHOOL LTD→ 13883056 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL GOLF GREENKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 06911065 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CAELEDRO CONSULTING LTD→ 13109343 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CENTRE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15533821 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHT TRAINING GROUP LTD→ 12556442 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CIE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED→ 03131867 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CIRCUS SKILLS YORK CIC→ 11009821 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CLASSROOM COMPUTING LTD→ 13374994 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CLERVAUX TRUST HOLDINGS→ 03841399 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CLIFFE HOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL→ 05019560 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CLIFTON MOOR PRE-SCHOOL→ 07266807 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Selebia House
3 Bondgate
Selby
YO8 3LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
SAUNDERS, Carol Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-07-15
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SAUNDERS, Naiomi Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-07-15
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-03-20