BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07419660 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-10-26

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (10 active, 32 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

83 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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2026-01-28
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officers · TM01
2026-01-28
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officers · TM01
2026-01-27
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BOYD, David Peter resigned
director
2025-12-15
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WOOLLEN, Robert Arnold John resigned
director
2025-11-12
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officers · CH01
2025-10-28
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officers · CH01
2025-10-02
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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THOMPSON, Diana, Dr resigned
director
2025-02-11
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accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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GILDING, Richard Edward appointed
director
2024-09-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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TURNER, Joanne resigned
director
2024-02-21
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officers · TM01
2024-02-19
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PEACOCK, Rachel Alicia resigned
director
2024-02-09
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accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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officers · TM01
2024-01-23
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2024-01-23
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2024-01-01
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SARGEANT, Lisa Jane resigned
director
2023-12-31
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BELL, Marina resigned
director
2023-12-09
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ANDREWS, Mark Allan resigned
director
2023-12-07
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officers · AP01
2023-12-07
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2023-11-20
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BASSETT, Sarah appointed
director
2023-11-20
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BUSH, Louise Rachel appointed
director
2023-09-01
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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officers · TM01
2023-09-01
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officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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FIRTH, Christopher resigned
director
2023-08-31
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WILCOX, John Leslie resigned
director
2023-07-28
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officers · TM01
2023-07-10
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ANDREWS, Mark Allan appointed
director
2023-07-10
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ANDREWS, Mark Allan resigned
director
2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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WEBSTER, Ailsa Mary appointed
director
2022-07-04
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PEACOCK, Rachel Alicia appointed
director
2020-08-31
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LEDGER, Robert resigned
director
2019-12-09
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ANDREWS, Mark Allan appointed
director
2019-09-16
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GILBERT, Rebecca June resigned
director
2018-07-04
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LEDGER, Robert appointed
director
2018-03-21
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GILBERT, Rebecca June appointed
director
2018-03-19
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CHALLINOR, Debbie resigned
director
2018-01-01
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TURNER, Joanne appointed
director
2017-12-31
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BEIGHTON, Peter John resigned
director
2017-10-09
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THOMPSON, Diana, Dr appointed
director
2017-07-17
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DOE, Robert Edward resigned
director
2017-06-16
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BURNETT, Stephanie resigned
director
2016-01-01
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SARGEANT, Lisa Jane appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 76 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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: BOYD, David Peter resigned 2026-01-27; THOMPSON, Diana, Dr resigned 2025-09-30; WOOLLEN, Robert Arnold John resigned 2025-12-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-10-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Branston Community Academy Station Road

Branston

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN4 1LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26