DIRT SCHOOL LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-01➕KENNEDY, Janey Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2020-12-01➖BALL, Christopher Philip resigneddirector
- 2020-10-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DIRT SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2020-07-02➕BARLOW, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02➕BALL, Christopher Philip appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Tweed Valley Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tweed Valley Group Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 02/07/2020 |
Mr Christopher Philip Ball Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2022 |
Mr Andrew Barlow Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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