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02336587 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-01-19

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

76 officers (11 active, 76 linked, 64 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

251 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-04-04
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2025-01-01
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REIZOPOULOU, Foteini appointed
secretary
2024-12-31
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WILLIS, Neil resigned
secretary
2024-03-30
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accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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2023-07-01
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WALES, Joan Lesley, Doctor appointed
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2023-03-31
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2023-01-10
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-13
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CLEWES, Graham Charles resigned
director
2022-03-02
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accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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2021-10-29
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SNOWDEN, Martin John, Prof resigned
director
2021-09-06
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2021-09-03
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2021-09-03
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2021-09-01
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WETHERALL, Jodie Christopher, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-01
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AVIS, Stephen resigned
secretary
2021-09-01
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WILLIS, Neil appointed
secretary
2021-07-08
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BARRITTE, Anne resigned
director
2021-07-08
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HOGAN-O'NEILL, William James resigned
director
2020-09-01
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CARTER, Paul Benedict Crossland, Sir appointed
director
2020-09-01
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COULDREY, Helen Mary Karin appointed
director
2020-08-25
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KITE, Jeremy Alan resigned
director
2020-07-06
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FINDLAY, Robert John resigned
director
2019-05-31
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TRUSLER, Tracey resigned
director
2019-01-01
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COSTELLO, Michael Edward appointed
director
2018-12-10
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LAWRENCE, Ashley, Dr resigned
director
2018-06-18
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HUNT, Mark Andrew, Professor resigned
director
2018-03-28
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SNOWDEN, Martin John, Prof appointed
director
2017-09-01
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LAWRENCE, Ashley, Dr appointed
director
2017-08-30
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WATERMAN, Sharon resigned
director
2017-06-21
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DEWEY, Kevin Hendy resigned
director
2017-04-30
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CHILDS, David resigned
director
2017-02-01
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HUNT, Mark Andrew, Professor appointed
director
2017-01-31
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REED, Alan Raymond, Prof resigned
director
2017-01-12
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HOGAN-O'NEILL, William James appointed
director
2016-09-01
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NICHOLSON, James Ian appointed
director
2016-08-31
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DICKSON, James David Laurence resigned
director
2016-08-31
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MERRIN, Kathryn Rosemary resigned
director
2015-10-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Secretary of State for Education

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1989-01-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Strood Academy

Carnation Road

Rochester

ME2 2SX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-22

Last: 2026-02-08