BRIDGE SCHOOL MALVERN LTD

🌳Matureactive
06362939 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-09-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (8 active, 23 linked, 22 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees525000

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
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-15
    SMITH, Nathan Charles appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-16
    CROWE, Sarah Caroline appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-06
    VEVERS, Geoffery Martin, Revd. resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-02
    VEVERS, Geoffrey Martin resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-17
    ATTREE, Helen resigned
    director
  13. 2025-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-01-08
    CLARKE, Julia Cherry appointed
    director
  16. 2024-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-11-13
    QUINT, Graham David appointed
    director
  18. 2024-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-09-10
    GABRIEL, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2024-07-09
    KEENE, Judith, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-08-18
    PASKIN, Shaun Adam resigned
    director
  25. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-05-03
    TAYLOR, Julie Sharon, Professor appointed
    director
  29. 2023-01-30
    SLATER, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2023-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2022-12-09
    THOMAS, Duncan William resigned
    director
  32. 2022-07-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  33. 2022-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  34. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  35. 2022-05-24
    THOMAS, Duncan William appointed
    director
  36. 2022-01-26
    AUSTIN, Charles Michael Barry resigned
    director
  37. 2022-01-26
    AUSTIN, Deborah Mary resigned
    director
  38. 2022-01-26
    WOLFF, Julia resigned
    director
  39. 2022-01-24
    PARTRIDGE-WARNER, Esther resigned
    director
  40. 2022-01-04
    PASKIN, Shaun Adam appointed
    director
  41. 2022-01-01
    LUCAS, John Richard resigned
    director
  42. 2021-12-17
    PARTRIDGE-WARNER, Esther appointed
    director
  43. 2021-12-08
    FARMER, Angela Margaret resigned
    director
  44. 2021-11-18
    VEVERS, Geoffery Martin, Revd. appointed
    director
  45. 2021-11-18
    VEVERS, Geoffrey Martin appointed
    director
  46. 2019-05-16
    WOLFF, Julia resigned
    director
  47. 2019-05-03
    AUSTIN, Deborah Mary appointed
    director
  48. 2018-09-21
    LUCAS, John Richard appointed
    director
  49. 2018-06-12
    HORNBY, Neil Andrew resigned
    director
  50. 2018-06-12
    HORNBY, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: VEVERS, Geoffery Martin, Revd. resigned 2025-10-06; VEVERS, Geoffrey Martin resigned 2025-10-02

🔒Co-director network graph

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 Hanley Workshops Hanley Road
Hanley Swan
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR8 0DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (8 active · 15 resigned)

HORNBY, Neil Andrew
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06
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Active
CLARKE, Julia Cherry
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-01-08
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Active
CROWE, Sarah Caroline
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-12-16
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Active
GABRIEL, Clare Elizabeth
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-10
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Active
QUINT, Graham David
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-11-13
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Active
SLATER, Sarah Jane
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-01-30
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Active
SMITH, Nathan Charles
director · ~29y · appointed 2026-01-15
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Active
TAYLOR, Julie Sharon, Professor
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-03
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Active
ATTREE, Helen
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2025-03-17
Resigned
AUSTIN, Charles Michael Barry
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-03-12 · resigned 2022-01-26
Resigned
AUSTIN, Deborah Mary
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2022-01-26
Resigned
FARMER, Angela Margaret
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
HORNBY, Neil Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2018-06-12
Resigned
HORNBY, Susan Elizabeth
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2018-06-12
Resigned
KEENE, Judith, Dr
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2024-07-09
Resigned
LUCAS, John Richard
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-21 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
PARTRIDGE-WARNER, Esther
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-12-17 · resigned 2022-01-24
Resigned
PASKIN, Shaun Adam
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-01-04 · resigned 2023-08-18
Resigned
THOMAS, Duncan William
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-05-24 · resigned 2022-12-09
Resigned
VEVERS, Geoffery Martin, Revd.
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-11-18 · resigned 2025-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20