BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
🌳Matureactive
07711925 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-07-20
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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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive 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: low (46/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
45 officers (9 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕POTTS, Robert Alexander appointeddirector
- 2026-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12➕LOMBARDO, Mirella Gina Anna appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-26➕LEE, Nicola Rose appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21➖DART, Peter Norman Leslie resigneddirector
- 2025-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-06➕KOCHNARI, Kate appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01➕FORRESTER, Beth appointeddirector
- 2025-08-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-08-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-01➕AITKEN, Melanie appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-31➖MCLEAN, Kirsty resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-18➖ASHFAQ, Ahsan resigneddirector
- 2025-07-18➖CROOKS, Carolyn Patricia resigneddirector
- 2025-07-18➖WATERSON, Robert Stewart resigneddirector
- 2025-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-10➖POTTS, Gina, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-14➕CROCKER, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2024-12-13➕ANDERSON, Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-12-13➖SIMS, Kevin Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28➖TTARIS, Alex resigneddirector
- 2024-10-18➕POTTS, Gina, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-02➖GUTHRIE, Charles John resigneddirector
- 2023-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27➕DART, Peter Norman Leslie appointeddirector
- 2022-09-27➖REIZOPOULOS, Faye resigneddirector
- 2022-09-11➖BLAKE, Marc Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-03-24➕SIMS, Kevin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-03-23➕GUTHRIE, Charles John appointeddirector
- 2022-03-11➖WEBB, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2022-03-10➖WATTS, Pamela Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-03-01➕REIZOPOULOS, Faye appointeddirector
- 2022-01-17➕TTARIS, Alex appointeddirector
- 2022-01-05➖CROCKER, Anthony James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCLEAN, Kirsty resigned 2025-07-31; ASHFAQ, Ahsan resigned 2025-07-18; CROOKS, Carolyn Patricia resigned 2025-07-18
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
Barton Court Grammar School
Longport
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1PH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (9 active · 36 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Peter→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-12-13
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CARDUS, Kirstin Melanie Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-01
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CROCKER, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-14
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FORRESTER, Beth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-09-01
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KOCHNARI, Kate→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-06
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LEE, Nicola Rose→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-26
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LOMBARDO, Mirella Gina Anna→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-02-12
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POTTS, Robert Alexander→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-01
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ELGAR, Victoria Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-22 · resigned 2021-10-05
GLADDISH, Edward Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-02-08 · resigned 2014-09-25
MCLEAN, Kirsty→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-10-06 · resigned 2025-07-31
SLATER, Howard Bryan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-20 · resigned 2012-01-06
ADAM, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2019-12-05
ASHFAQ, Ahsan→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-07-06 · resigned 2025-07-18
BEATON, Frances Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-10-18 · resigned 2016-09-27
BLAKE, Marc Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-18 · resigned 2022-09-11
COOK, Sarah Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-02 · resigned 2015-11-01
CROCKER, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2022-01-05
CROOKS, Carolyn Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-07-06 · resigned 2025-07-18
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Recent filings (117 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17