ABBEY ACADEMIES TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07318714 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-07-19

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

42 officers (5 active, 42 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	199	19000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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HAIGH, Stephen Alan resigned
director
2025-10-14
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officers · TM01
2025-10-02
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BRIERLEY, Francis Henry Philip, Dr resigned
director
2025-09-25
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officers · TM01
2025-09-19
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MOORE, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2025-08-12
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address · AD02
2025-08-12
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officers · CH01
2025-08-11
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officers · CH01
2025-08-11
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officers · CH01
2025-08-11
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officers · CH01
2025-08-11
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officers · CH01
2025-02-04
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accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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officers · TM01
2024-12-09
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EGGLESTON, Amelia resigned
director
2024-11-13
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officers · AP01
2024-05-02
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BUCKMAN, Stephen Leslie, Reverend Father appointed
director
2024-02-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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ATKINSON, Christopher John, Father resigned
director
2023-07-25
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officers · AP01
2023-07-21
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officers · TM01
2023-07-21
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officers · TM01
2023-06-29
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FARNABY, Stephen appointed
director
2023-05-16
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GRIFFITHS, Neil, Rev'D resigned
director
2023-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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LISTER, Peter, Father resigned
director
2022-07-18
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officers · AP01
2022-07-15
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officers · AP01
2022-03-18
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BATES, Christopher Robin appointed
director
2022-03-15
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BRIERLEY, Francis Henry Philip, Dr appointed
director
2022-02-10
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GANDY, Paul Edward appointed
director
2021-12-31
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KIRKMAN, John Alfred resigned
director
2021-12-31
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PICKERING, Duncan Anthony resigned
director
2021-11-17
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MOORE, Roger resigned
director
2021-05-17
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GRIFFITHS, Neil, Rev'D appointed
director
2021-05-17
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MOORE, Roger appointed
director
2021-03-12
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EGGLESTON, Amelia appointed
director
2021-03-12
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EGGLESTON, Amelia appointed
director
2021-03-12
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EGGLESTON, Amelia resigned
director
2021-02-28
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PAGE, David Nicholas resigned
director
2020-01-22
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HILDER, Joanne Christine resigned
director
2018-07-31
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KEY, Karen resigned
director
2017-02-06
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BATES, Christopher Robin resigned
director
2017-02-06
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BROMPTON, Nicholas Andrew resigned
director
2017-02-06
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BUTTRESS, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2017-02-06
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DERRICK, Joanne resigned
director
2017-02-06
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GANDY, Paul Edward resigned
director
2017-02-06
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KELBY, Stephanie resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 101 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: BRIERLEY, Francis Henry Philip, Dr resigned 2025-10-02; HAIGH, Stephen Alan resigned 2025-12-01; MOORE, Sarah Jane resigned 2025-09-19

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-07-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Bourne Abbey C Of E Primary Academy

Abbey Road

Bourne

Lincolnshire

PE10 9EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19