BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07895684 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-03

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-04-19
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accounts · AA
2025-09-26
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officers · AP01
2025-09-02
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officers · TM01
2025-07-10
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BERNBAUM, Joel appointed
director
2025-07-02
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WINSLETT, David resigned
director
2025-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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SMITH, Nicholas Adam resigned
director
2024-08-28
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officers · TM01
2024-05-30
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SMITH, Debbie appointed
secretary
2024-05-30
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DEMPSEY, Imelda resigned
secretary
2024-05-30
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officers · AP03
2024-05-30
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officers · TM02
2024-04-02
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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WINSLETT, David appointed
director
2024-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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officers · AP01
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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officers · TM01
2022-12-08
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RICH, Naomi appointed
director
2022-12-08
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MCNULTY, Janet Elspeth Buchanan resigned
director
2022-01-14
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accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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officers · TM01
2020-01-20
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ABRAHAMS, Richard Daryl resigned
director
2020-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-24
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officers · AP01
2019-07-18
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MERCER, Graham appointed
director
2019-01-23
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STEER, Alan William, Sir resigned
director
2018-11-26
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DEMPSEY, Imelda appointed
secretary
2018-11-19
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BRISCALL, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2017-12-31
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MCNULTY, Janet Elspeth Buchanan appointed
director
2017-12-31
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POULTNEY, David Elis resigned
director
2017-12-31
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SMITH, Nicholas Adam appointed
director
2017-12-31
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STEER, Alan William, Sir appointed
director
2016-07-31
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DAVIES, Jonathan David Henry resigned
director
2016-06-01
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BRISCALL, Suzanne appointed
secretary
2016-05-31
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MARSHALL, Deborrah Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2015-12-07
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RAYMOND, Carol resigned
director
2015-05-17
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ARMITAGE-BRAIN, Rosalyn resigned
secretary
2015-05-17
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MARSHALL, Deborrah Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2014-11-22
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KINNA, Simon John resigned
director
2014-10-24
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RAYMOND, Carol appointed
director
2014-10-23
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RODWELL, Theresa Jane resigned
director
2014-09-01
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TURNER, Jeremy William appointed
director
2014-07-15
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POULTNEY, David Elis appointed
director
2014-07-14
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WOULD, Caroline Amanda resigned
director
2014-04-30
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MADDOX, Heather May resigned
director
2013-12-31
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DOUGLAS, Keith Charles Deboice resigned
director
2013-05-02
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COOMBS, Robert Louis resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

Incorporated2012-01-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

C/O Bushey Meads School

Coldharbour Lane

Bushey

Hertfordshire

WD23 4PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17