BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07546141 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-02-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
- 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
42 officers (7 active, 42 linked, 41 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-31➖WALKER, Paul Adrian resigneddirector
- 2024-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-01➕AHAMED, Ashaab Akhtar Hussein appointeddirector
- 2024-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-10➕FARRAR, Maggie appointeddirector
- 2024-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01➖TONGE, Jeremy Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-01-05➕BAUST, Nafia appointeddirector
- 2023-12-31➖MYCOCK, Claire resigneddirector
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-05➖SHELVEY, David resigneddirector
- 2020-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-12➕TONGE, Jeremy Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-02-27➕MORGAN, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2018-08-31➖JEFFS, Sharon Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-08-31➖TRAILL, Carrie resigneddirector
- 2018-05-09➖HOLLINGS, Julie Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕JEFFS, Sharon Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➕SANDERSON, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➖LITTLE, Peter Christopher resigneddirector
- 2017-06-28➖MACDONALD, Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2017-06-28➕MYCOCK, Claire appointeddirector
- 2017-06-28➖PIOTROWSKI, Catherine Marie resigneddirector
- 2016-10-18➕BOND, Ilona Catherine appointeddirector
- 2016-10-14➕PIOTROWSKI, Catherine Marie appointeddirector
- 2016-04-11➕LEE, Alan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-01-01➕TRAILL, Carrie appointeddirector
- 2015-11-24➖ARCHER, Derek resigneddirector
- 2015-11-24➖MORRIS, Clare Suzanne, Dr resigneddirector
- 2015-11-24➖ROBSON, Robert Page resigneddirector
- 2015-11-24➖ROUSE, Lyn resigneddirector
- 2015-10-21➕HOLLINGS, Julie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-10-06➕LITTLE, Peter Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-09-23➖CAVE, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2015-09-02➕MACDONALD, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2015-09-02➕WALKER, Paul Adrian appointeddirector
- 2015-08-31➖FORD, Richard William resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Best House Shefford Road
Clifton
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5QS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (7 active · 35 resigned)
AHAMED, Ashaab Akhtar Hussein→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-09-01
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BAUST, Nafia→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-01-05
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BOND, Ilona Catherine→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-10-18
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FARRAR, Maggie→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-06-10
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LEE, Alan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-04-11
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MORGAN, David Alan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-02-27
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SANDERSON, Anthony John→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-06-28
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BAILEY, Catherine Dawn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-02-28 · resigned 2014-07-16
ARCHER, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-25 · resigned 2015-11-24
BAILEY, Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-25 · resigned 2014-06-25
BARNETT, Amanda Denise→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2011-11-28
BRAXEY, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2011-11-28
BREED, Jane Kerr→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2011-11-28
CARVER, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2013-09-24
CAVE, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2015-09-23
CHAPPELL, Julie Diane→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2014-09-30
DAY, Louise Eleanor→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2011-11-28
FORD, Richard William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-28 · resigned 2015-08-31
HOLLINGS, Julie Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2018-05-09
ILETT, Timothy Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2012-05-30
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Recent filings (128 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13