HAWTHORN EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄legacymiscellaneous · ALLOTCORR
- 2025-08-12📄legacymiscellaneous · ALLOTCORR
- 2025-08-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-08-11✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-08-11✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-06-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-01➕MILNER, Timothy Oliver appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs HAWTHORN EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-04-01➕MASON, Caroline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-11: legacy; 2025-08-11: legacy
Group structure
Hawthorn Education Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawthorn Education Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Timothy Oliver Milnerceased 17/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Caroline Masonceased 17/07/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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