B&A PATHOLOGY CONSULTANCY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07957954 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-graduate level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £14,129
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,715 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.1k | £17.8k |
| Current assets | £18.6k | £21.9k |
| Net assets | £14.1k | £17.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs B&A PATHOLOGY CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2012-02-21➕JASANI MBE, Annand appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-21➕JASANI, Bharat, Professor appointeddirector
- 2012-02-21➕JASANI MBE, Annand appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professor Bharat Jasani Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2022 |
Mrs Annand Jasani Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85422 — Post-graduate level higher education
Registered office
Bath Brewery
Toll Bridge Road
Bath
BA1 7DE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JASANI MBE, Annand→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-02-21
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JASANI, Bharat, Professor→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-02-21
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JASANI MBE, Annand→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2012-02-21
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01