FORRES SANDLE MANOR SCHOOL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12793966 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-05

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	5100	5100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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accounts · AA
2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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MULLINS, Toby Jonathan appointed
director
2026-01-01
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STONE, Catriona Mary resigned
director
2025-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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MURPHY, Duncan Alexander Iain resigned
director
2025-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-31
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HOLMES, Alison resigned
secretary
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
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mortgage · MR01
2024-06-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Af Power Investment LTD
2024-06-05
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officers · AP03
2024-05-21
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HOLMES, Alison appointed
secretary
2023-09-01
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STONE, Catriona Mary appointed
director
2023-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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MULLINS, Toby Jonathan resigned
director
2023-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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BREWER, Michael resigned
director
2023-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
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TASKER, Robert Stuart resigned
director
2022-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-08
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MURPHY, Duncan Alexander Iain appointed
director
2022-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-31
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CAMERON, Jennifer Estelle resigned
secretary
2021-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-23
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STEVENSON, Richard David Peter resigned
director
2021-02-25
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BREWER, Michael appointed
director
2021-02-25
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MULLINS, Toby Jonathan appointed
director
2021-02-25
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TASKER, Robert Stuart appointed
director
2021-02-12
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CAMERON, Jennifer Estelle appointed
secretary
2020-10-30
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STEVENSON, Richard David Peter appointed
director
2020-10-26
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TIAN, Suifeng resigned
director
2020-10-26
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YU, Qinghua resigned
director
2020-08-05
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Company incorporated
As FORRES SANDLE MANOR SCHOOL LTD
2020-08-05
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HAN, Liwei appointed
director
2020-08-05
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TIAN, Suifeng appointed
director
2020-08-05
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YU, Qinghua appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: MURPHY, Duncan Alexander Iain resigned 2025-09-01; STONE, Catriona Mary resigned 2026-01-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Bo Sun Individual · Chinese · DOB 12/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/08/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Forres Sandle Manor School Forres Sandle Manor

Sandleheath

Fordingbridge

Hampshire

SP6 1NS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

HAN, Liwei→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MULLINS, Toby Jonathan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMERON, Jennifer Estelle→

secretary · appointed 2021-02-12 · resigned 2021-07-31

Resigned

HOLMES, Alison→

secretary · appointed 2024-05-21 · resigned 2025-05-31

Resigned

BREWER, Michael→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2023-01-18

Resigned

MULLINS, Toby Jonathan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2023-08-31

Resigned

MURPHY, Duncan Alexander Iain→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-08-08 · resigned 2025-09-01

Resigned

STEVENSON, Richard David Peter→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-10-30 · resigned 2021-03-23

Resigned

STONE, Catriona Mary→

director · ~68y · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

TASKER, Robert Stuart→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2022-08-10

Resigned

TIAN, Suifeng→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2020-10-26

Resigned

YU, Qinghua→

director · ~73y · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2020-10-26

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Af Power Investment Af Power Investment LTD	A registered charge	—	10/06/2024	—

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-30

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-06-12

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-09-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-29