BATH ACADEMY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03025819 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-23
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 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2022-01-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-08-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  16. 2017-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-02-20
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    TAN, Peter resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-31
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    TAN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-10-28
    ➖
    BROWN, Laraine Hillman resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-10-28
    ➖
    BROWN, Laraine Hillman resigned
    director
  22. 2009-01-13
    ➕
    MANSOUR, Kaveh appointed
    director
  23. 2009-01-12
    ➖
    BROWN, Robert Stafford resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-12-07
    ➕
    BROWN, Robert Stafford appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-07-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2002-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1996-09-30
    ➖
    CHADWICK, David Robert resigned
    director
  28. 1995-03-17
    ➕
    BROWN, Laraine Hillman appointed
    director
  29. 1995-03-17
    ➕
    CHADWICK, David Robert appointed
    director
  30. 1995-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BATH ACADEMY LIMITED
  31. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    GAME, David Thomas Philip appointed
    director
  32. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    BROWN, Laraine Hillman appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-02-23
    ➖
    ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1995-02-23
    ➖
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thomas Philip Game
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Kaveh Mansourceased 25/02/2023· significant influence
  • Ultraview Limitedceased 17/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

843 Finchley Road
London
NW11 8NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GAME, David Thomas Philip→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSOUR, Kaveh→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Laraine Hillman→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 2009-10-28
Resigned
BROWN, Robert Stafford→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned
TAN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-31 · resigned 2015-02-20
Resigned
ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1995-02-23
Resigned
BROWN, Laraine Hillman→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-03-17 · resigned 2009-10-28
Resigned
CHADWICK, David Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-03-17 · resigned 1996-09-30
Resigned
ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1995-02-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
A registered charge—14/08/201705/01/2022
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property12/12/200220/07/2006

Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04