FOCUSEDUCATION (LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04236500 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-18

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.6y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (6 active, 37 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

148 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2025-05-30
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2024-10-23
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MILLSOM, Barry Paul appointed
director
2024-10-23
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2024-06-12
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WILLIAMS, Michael James appointed
director
2024-06-12
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik resigned
director
2024-06-12
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2024-06-12
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officers · TM01
2024-05-14
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accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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ALBANY SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
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2023-06-22
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MITCHELL, Ailison Louise resigned
secretary
2023-06-22
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officers · AP04
2023-06-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-12
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accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2022-08-04
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accounts · AA
2021-07-17
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2021-07-05
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2021-04-15
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officers · CH01
2020-10-02
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2019-10-15
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2019-05-13
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officers · AP01
2019-05-13
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2019-05-10
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MURPHY, Lynn Bridget resigned
director
2019-05-10
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik appointed
director
2018-09-04
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MURPHY, Lynn Bridget appointed
director
2018-07-18
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SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas appointed
director
2018-07-16
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GILLESPIE, Kenneth William resigned
director
2018-07-12
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik resigned
director
2018-06-07
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MILLSOM, Barry Paul resigned
director
2018-06-07
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik appointed
director
2016-04-20
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JACKSON, Gregor Scott resigned
director
2016-04-20
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik resigned
director
2014-10-17
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JACKSON, Gregor Scott appointed
director
2014-09-15
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MILLSOM, Barry Paul appointed
director
2014-09-15
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MURPHY, Helen Mary resigned
director
2014-07-31
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MCKENNA, Leo appointed
director
2014-07-31
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ASHBROOK, Philip Peter resigned
director
2013-10-31
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MILLSOM, Barry Paul resigned
director
2013-10-31
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POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik appointed
director
2013-01-09
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ASHBROOK, Philip Peter appointed
director
2012-12-24
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TURNBULL-FOX, Moira resigned
director
2011-05-05
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NEVILLE, Gary Arthur resigned
director
2010-12-10
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COLEMAN, Martin John resigned
director
2010-12-10
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MILLSOM, Barry Paul appointed
director
2010-12-10
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MURPHY, Helen Mary appointed
director
2010-12-10
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NEVILLE, Gary Arthur appointed
director
2010-12-10
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OSTLE, John Daniel resigned
director
2010-12-10
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TURNBULL-FOX, Moira appointed
director
2010-06-30
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DAVIS, Michael Edward resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Focuseducation (Lincolnshire) Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Focuseducation (Lincolnshire) Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FOCUSEDUCATION (LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITED

This company · 04236500

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
Focuseducation (Lincolnshire) Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-06-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Albany Spc Services Ltd 3rd Floor

3-5 Charlotte Street

Manchester

M1 4HB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09