FOREST PARK SCHOOL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14622763 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£120.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 1.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £120,191
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£120k
↑ 212% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 350% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £807.0k | £22.4k |
| Current assets | £1.21M | £267.8k |
| Net assets | £120.2k | £-107.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03➕GRAY, Martin David appointeddirector
- 2025-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-23➖GRAY, Martin David resigneddirector
- 2023-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs FOREST PARK SCHOOL LTD
- 2023-01-27➕GRAY, Jill appointeddirector
- 2023-01-27➕GRAY, Martin David appointeddirector
- 2023-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jill Gray Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/01/2023 |
Mr Martin David Gray Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin David Grayceased 23/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBM SAFETY TRAINING LTD→ 13493709 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BEYOND THE BREED LIMITED→ 15617794 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ECS GAS TRAINING NORTH EAST LTD→ 09951261 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ENTER C.I.C.→ 07272081 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| EVOLUTION GOALKEEPER COACHING LTD→ 11606776 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FUTURESKILLS NORTH EAST C.I.C.→ 09444845 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| GENIUS BIDCO LIMITED→ 09489643 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| GLOBAL TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION NETWORK CIC→ 14548112 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GLOW CHURCH UK LTD→ 08703834 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GOLD STAR ACADEMY LTD→ 16082232 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GREEN LANE NURSERY AND CHILD CARE CENTRE→ 04176113 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| GROW EDUCATION LIMITED→ 12024522 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Forest Park School Durham Way South
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
Durham
DL5 6XP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
GRAY, Martin David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-03
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GRAY, Martin David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-27 · resigned 2023-10-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17