BRISTOL BUSINESS COLLEGE LTD
🌳Matureactive
06114281 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,590
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 394% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.2k | £14.2k |
| Current assets | £38.0k | £35.1k |
| Net assets | £3.6k | £-1.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-01➕RIGBY, Robert Thomas Howard Edwin appointeddirector
- 2007-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BRISTOL BUSINESS COLLEGE LTD
- 2007-02-19➕RIGBY, Robert Thomas Howard Edwin appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-19➕BRADY, Paula appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Paula Brady Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Thomas Howard Edwin Rigby Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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.
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Active · Education & training · NP postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAND FINANCIAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 07153959 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BRIGHTER BEING LTD→ 16863908 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRITANNIA ZENITH LIMITED→ 05151783 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BUDS TO BLOSSOMS DAY NURSERIES LIMITED→ 11404571 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BUSHIDO COMMUNITY WELLBEING CIC→ 15892403 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL LANGUAGES LIMITED→ 08218636 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BUSY BODIES PLAYGROUP LTD→ 12365566 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CALDICOT YOUTH GROUP→ 06178729 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CAPABILITY 1ST LTD→ 16115070 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAPOEIRA CASNEWYDD C.I.C.→ 14975575 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CARDIFF ACADEMY OF FENCING CYF→ 11933190 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CARDIFF CITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRES NEWPORT LTD→ 07603080 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
The Generals
Penallt
Monmouth
NP25 4RX
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
RIGBY, Robert Thomas Howard Edwin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADY, Paula→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-19
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RIGBY, Robert Thomas Howard Edwin→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-10-01
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23