BISHOP STOPFORD SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07698789 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-07-08

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

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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

66 officers (17 active, 66 linked, 64 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

149 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (138 events)Click to expand

2026-07-03
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officers · CH01
2026-07-02
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BRADING, Stephen appointed
director
2026-07-02
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officers · TM01
2026-07-02
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officers · AP01
2026-06-30
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BRADING, Stephen resigned
director
2026-05-07
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officers · AP01
2026-05-01
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BROWN, Adelaide Sigrid Claude Dominique appointed
director
2026-02-23
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WITHINGTON, Brian James, Reverend Canon resigned
director
2026-02-23
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officers · TM01
2026-02-23
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officers · TM01
2026-01-09
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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DAVIES, Alun Protheroe resigned
director
2025-11-24
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SUMMERS, Nicholas appointed
director
2025-11-24
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officers · AP01
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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KING, Robert appointed
director
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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KING, Stephen Matthew resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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officers · AP01
2024-12-03
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MANI, Moses Rajamani appointed
director
2024-10-02
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officers · TM01
2024-09-18
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ROYCE, Jason resigned
director
2024-03-13
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ETTE, Claire appointed
director
2024-03-13
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officers · AP01
2024-02-23
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officers · TM01
2024-02-15
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GOVIER, Nigel Clive resigned
director
2024-02-09
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officers · AP01
2024-02-07
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BERTRAM, Sarah appointed
director
2024-02-07
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officers · AP01
2024-02-05
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DAVIS, Christine appointed
director
2024-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-15
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officers · TM01
2023-12-12
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KHANGURA, Dalbir appointed
director
2023-12-12
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VEEVERS, Mark resigned
director
2023-12-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-06
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ROYCE, Jason appointed
director
2023-09-08
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officers · TM01
2023-09-06
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HOLDEN, Clare Bridget appointed
director
2023-09-06
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KHANGURA, Dalbir appointed
director
2023-09-06
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KHANGURA, Dalbir resigned
director
2023-09-04
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SLOUGH, Kevin John resigned
director
2023-06-29
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HILL, John Charles resigned
director
2023-03-28
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GUNASEKARA, Maithri Vasantha resigned
director
2023-03-06
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MITCHELL, Stuart resigned
director
2023-01-16
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MURRAY, Dennis William resigned
director
2023-01-05
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JOYNER, Thomas appointed
director
2022-07-22
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O'LEARY, Liz resigned
director
2022-06-30
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GOVIER, Nigel Clive appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 138 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-16 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BRADING, Stephen resigned 2026-06-30; DAVIES, Alun Protheroe resigned 2025-12-19; KING, Stephen Matthew resigned 2025-08-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-07-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Headlands

Kettering

Northhants

NN15 6BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-17

Last: 2026-07-03