B.S.A. PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01245771 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1976-02-24

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£349.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of learned journals

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

82 officers (8 active, 82 linked, 76 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

262 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £349,819

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,763 YoY

Cash YoY

+16%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↑ 16% YoY

Net Worth

£350k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

£363k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£349.8k	£356.6k
Current assets	£363.3k	£375.9k
Cash	£8.7k	£7.5k
Debtors	£354.5k	£368.4k
Net assets	£349.8k	£356.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (174 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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officers · TM02
2026-06-17
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officers · AP03
2026-04-27
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TAYLOR, Sharon appointed
secretary
2026-04-27
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MINNIS, Katherine resigned
secretary
2026-04-15
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officers · TM01
2026-04-14
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-14
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-10
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-07
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YUILL, Christopher David, Professor resigned
director
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-03
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officers · TM01
2025-09-24
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accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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ARUN, Shoba Varghese, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-19
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BECKETT, Angharad Elise, Professor appointed
director
2025-09-19
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COTTON, Elizabeth, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-12
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officers · CH01
2024-10-11
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CAMPBELL, Paul Ian, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-11
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officers · AP01
2024-10-11
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officers · TM01
2024-10-11
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officers · AP01
2024-10-11
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officers · TM01
2024-09-20
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MAY, Vanessa Linda Katarina, Professor appointed
director
2024-09-20
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CAMPBELL, Paul Ian, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-20
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POPE, Catherine Jane, Professor resigned
director
2024-08-01
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accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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2024-02-02
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MURJI, Karim, Professor resigned
director
2023-10-03
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officers · AP01
2023-10-03
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officers · AP01
2023-10-03
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2023-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-03
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officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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REMNANT, Jennifer Kay, Dr appointed
director
2023-09-22
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SHOLEVAR, Maryam, Dr appointed
director
2023-09-22
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COLLINS, Kerry resigned
secretary
2023-09-22
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MINNIS, Katherine appointed
secretary
2023-09-22
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AUDU, Aminu Musa, Dr resigned
director
2023-09-22
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RYAN, Louise, Professor resigned
director
2022-09-16
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JACKSON, Stephanie Forsythe, Professor resigned
director
2022-09-16
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WALLER, Richard David, Prof resigned
director
2021-09-17
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AUDU, Aminu Musa, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-17
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AUDU, Animu Musa, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-17
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AUDU, Animu Musa, Dr resigned
director
2021-09-17
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BONE, John David, Dr resigned
director
2021-09-17
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COTTON, Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-17
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MURJI, Karim, Professor appointed
director
2020-11-13
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ARDAY, Jason Atta Kwei, Prof appointed
director
2020-11-13
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POPE, Catherine Jane, Professor appointed
director
2019-11-15
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DAVID, Miriam Elizabeth, Professor resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 174 events

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MINNIS, Katherine resigned 2026-04-27; COTTON, Elizabeth, Dr resigned 2025-09-19; YUILL, Christopher David, Professor resigned 2026-04-07

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1976-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58141 — Publishing of learned journals

Registered office

Chancery Court

Belmont Business Park

Durham

DH1 1TW

England

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