DERBY SCHOOL SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05069105 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-10
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 21.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 21.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4.86M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-08-18➕INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-08-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-15➖HUDSON, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-10➕GEORGE, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-12-09➖BOURGEOIS, Elise Marie resigneddirector
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-15➕BOURGEOIS, Elise Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-02-15➖THORNE, Alexander Victor resigneddirector
- 2021-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-05➕DAVIES, David Wyn appointeddirector
- 2021-02-04➖HOLMAN, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-01➖DAVIES, David Wyn resigneddirector
- 2019-10-01➕THORNE, Alexander Victor appointeddirector
- 2019-02-01➕HOLMAN, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2019-02-01➖LEWIS, David Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2019-01-10➕HUDSON, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-07➖BONNET, Jean-Pierre resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-21➕DAVIES, David Wyn appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21➖WHITTINGTON, John resigneddirector
- 2015-01-07➕BONNET, Jean-Pierre appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-22➖COMBA, Alexander Michael resignedsecretary
- 2013-12-20➖FINCH, David John resigneddirector
- 2013-01-04➖DAVIES, David Wyn resigneddirector
- 2013-01-04➕LEWIS, David Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2012-11-16➕DAVIES, David Wyn appointeddirector
- 2012-11-16➖DAVIES, David Wyn resigneddirector
- 2012-11-16➕WHITTINGTON, John appointeddirector
- 2012-11-16➖WHITTINGTON, John resigneddirector
- 2011-12-19➖MATTHEWS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2011-12-19➖BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2011-12-15➕DAVIES, David Wyn appointeddirector
- 2011-12-15➕WHITTINGTON, John appointeddirector
- 2010-12-01➕BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2010-03-05➖CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios resigneddirector
- 2009-08-31➖POUJOL, Jean Alain Marie Joseph resigneddirector
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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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DERBY SCHOOL SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 05069105
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 ABCDONE LTD→ 13464624 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| 100 GROUP LTD→ 16027947 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 10ACIOUS LTD→ 10109480 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 10QBIT LIMITED→ 11371543 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
8th Floor 6 Kean Street
London
WC2B 4AS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, David Wyn→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEORGE, John Philip→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONNET, Jean-Pierre→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-01-07 · resigned 2019-01-07
BOWLER, David William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2008-02-29
COMBA, Alexander Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2014-12-22
HUDSON, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-01-10 · resigned 2022-08-15
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-05-13
BOURGEOIS, Elise Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-02-15 · resigned 2021-12-09
BOWLER, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2008-01-30
CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-08-06 · resigned 2010-03-05
DAVIES, David Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-09-21 · resigned 2019-10-01
DAVIES, David Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-16 · resigned 2013-01-04
DAVIES, David Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2012-11-16
FINCH, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2013-12-20
HOLMAN, Hannah→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2021-02-04
JENNINGS, Oliver James Wake→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2005-12-28
LEWIS, David Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-04 · resigned 2019-02-01
MATTHEWS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2011-12-19
POUJOL, Jean Alain Marie Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2009-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dexia Management Services as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Finance Parties Dexia Management Services Limited as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Finance Parties | Share charge | 1 property | 30/11/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Dexia Management Services as Agent and Trustee for Itself and Each of the Securedparties Dexia Management Services Limited as Agent and Trustee for Itself and Each of the Securedparties | Mortgage of shares | 1 property | 23/12/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-08-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14