BROOKLANDS ACADEMY TRUST

🌳Matureactive
07798183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-10-05
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
26 officers (13 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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  3. 2025-03-14
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  4. 2025-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-17
    GREEN, Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2024-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-07
    BAKER, Victoria Anne appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-17
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    officers · RP04AP01
  10. 2024-03-27
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-03-18
    TARBUCK, Ricky John appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-11-07
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  14. 2023-11-07
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  15. 2023-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-10-30
    O'CONNELL, Shelley appointed
    director
  17. 2023-10-30
    ROGERS, Gillian Lesley appointed
    director
  18. 2023-10-30
    CORCORAN, Claire resigned
    director
  19. 2023-10-30
    GREEN, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-27
    EVANS, Matthew Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2023-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-01-24
    WOODALL, Carley Sarah appointed
    director
  25. 2023-01-24
    TIPPER, Michelle resigned
    director
  26. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2022-09-23
    THOMAS, Paul John appointed
    director
  29. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2021-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2021-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  32. 2021-09-28
    DARBYSHIRE, Miranda appointed
    director
  33. 2021-09-28
    EVANS, Matthew Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 2019-10-11
    CORCORAN, Claire appointed
    director
  35. 2019-02-05
    JOY, Diana resigned
    director
  36. 2018-11-28
    HARPER, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  37. 2018-11-28
    CASEY, Anne-Marie resigned
    director
  38. 2018-10-02
    PHILLIPS, Sonia Rebecca appointed
    director
  39. 2018-10-02
    WATSON, Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2018-06-19
    ROBINSON, Matthew Joseph Edwin resigned
    director
  41. 2017-12-31
    PLUMMER, Derek James resigned
    director
  42. 2017-11-27
    JOHNSON, Michelle Dorothy appointed
    director
  43. 2017-11-27
    TIMMINS, Rebecca Jane appointed
    director
  44. 2017-09-04
    JOY, Diana appointed
    director
  45. 2017-07-03
    MOORE, Graham resigned
    director
  46. 2017-03-01
    GRAY, Myra resigned
    director
  47. 2016-10-01
    TIPPER, Michelle appointed
    director
  48. 2016-09-16
    ROBINSON, Matthew Joseph Edwin appointed
    director
  49. 2016-03-31
    WILLIAMS, Biruta Ilka resigned
    director
  50. 2015-09-01
    MCSHANE, Margaret appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Brooklands School
Brooklands Drive
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 3PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (13 active · 13 resigned)

BAKER, Victoria Anne
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-05-07
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Active
DARBYSHIRE, Miranda
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-09-28
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Active
HARPER, Gary David
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-10-05
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Active
JOHNSON, Michelle Dorothy
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-11-27
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Active
MCSHANE, Margaret
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
O'CONNELL, Shelley
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-10-30
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Active
PHILLIPS, Sonia Rebecca
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Active
ROGERS, Gillian Lesley
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-10-30
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Active
TARBUCK, Ricky John
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-18
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Active
THOMAS, Paul John
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-23
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Active
TIMMINS, Rebecca Jane
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-27
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Active
WATSON, Ian
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Active
WOODALL, Carley Sarah
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-01-24
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Active
GRAY, David Melvyn
secretary · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
HARPER, Joanne
secretary · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2018-11-28
Resigned
CASEY, Anne-Marie
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-28
Resigned
CORCORAN, Claire
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
EVANS, Matthew Thomas
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-28 · resigned 2023-01-27
Resigned
GRAY, Myra
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned
GREEN, Michael
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-10-30 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11