MODERN SCHOOLS (REDCAR AND CLEVELAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05347462 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-31
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 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
33 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
141 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,361,819
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.36M | £2.27M |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-01➕LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-20➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2023-02-09➖JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16➕HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-28➖STEVEN, Gary Martin resigneddirector
- 2022-09-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-04-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-01➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-31➖INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-02-08➖GORDON, John Stephen resigneddirector
- 2022-02-08➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➖CHRISTIE, Rory William resigneddirector
- 2021-07-01➕STEVEN, Gary Martin appointeddirector
- 2020-01-03➖GILMOUR, David Fulton resigneddirector
- 2019-05-08➖BURGE, Richard William Francis resigneddirector
- 2018-11-06➕BURGE, Richard William Francis appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➖BURGE, Richard William Francis resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕CHRISTIE, Rory William appointeddirector
- 2016-04-01➖BAND, James resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-01➕INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-01➕GILMOUR, David Fulton appointeddirector
- 2015-11-01➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-11-01➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2015-11-01➖O'GORMAN, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2015-04-30➖JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-09➕BAND, James appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-09➕BURGE, Richard William Francis appointeddirector
- 2015-04-09➖MCEWAN, Alastair John Angus resigneddirector
- 2015-03-18➖FORDYCE, Alan Peter resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
Modern Schools (Redcar And Cleveland) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Modern Schools (Redcar And Cleveland) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MODERN SCHOOLS (REDCAR AND CLEVELAND) LIMITED
This company · 05347462
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Modern Schools (Redcar And Cleveland) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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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| @41 HOUSE OF HAIR LIMITED→ 14283830 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 08DIRECT LIMITED→ 06428331 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 123BAYSWATER LTD→ 07365287 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 134 THE MEWS LTD→ 07411728 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 16 NUNROYD ROAD LTD→ 15987447 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1991 NAILS AND BEAUTY LIMITED→ 16569710 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1ST CLASS STORAGE LTD→ 15108056 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST DEFENCE LOCKSMITHS LIMITED→ 10114645 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 1ST RESPONSE RECOVERY LIMITED→ 06666959 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1ST SELECT LIMITED→ 10297158 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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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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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
Incorporated2005-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)
RESOLIS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-04-01
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GORDON, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-03-01
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HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-16
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-20
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LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-03-01
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BAND, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2016-04-01
JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-09 · resigned 2015-04-30
CARILLION DEVELOPMENTS 2006 LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2010-08-09
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2022-03-31
THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31
BRINDLEY, Nigel Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2006-07-01
BURGE, Richard William Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2019-05-08
BURGE, Richard William Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2017-09-01
CHRISTIE, Rory William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2021-07-01
DELLIS, Anna Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2015-01-22
DICKSON, Duncan Elliot→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2008-01-31
FARLEY, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2008-06-09
FORDYCE, Alan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2015-03-18
GILMOUR, David Fulton→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2020-01-03
GORDON, John Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dexia Management Services (The "Security Trustee") Dexia Management Services Limited (The "Security Trustee") | Debenture | 1 property | 20/04/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (141 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-06