BRIGHTER FUTURES MERSEYSIDE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08142293 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,174,974
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
↑ 8.0% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£329k£658k£986k£1.3m£1.6mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.18M£945.8k
Current assets£1.64M£1.43M
Cash£1.51M£1.40M
Debtors£136.9k£38.7k
Net assets£1.17M£941.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-13
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    SLATER, Julie resigned
    director
  7. 2022-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-06-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-10
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    DONALDSON, Paul Joseph, Dr resigned
    director
  16. 2017-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-08-08
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  18. 2017-08-08
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  19. 2017-08-07
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    DONALDSON, Christopher Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-07
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    FORSHAW, Veronica Jayne appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-07
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    SLATER, Julie appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHTER FUTURES MERSEYSIDE LIMITED
  23. 2012-07-13
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    FORSHAW, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-07-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Ian appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-13
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    DONALDSON, Paul Joseph, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Evolve Business Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Evolve Business Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRIGHTER FUTURES MERSEYSIDE LIMITED
This company · 08142293

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Evolve Business Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Threlfall Building
Trueman Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 2BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last: 2026-07-13

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

FORSHAW, Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONALDSON, Christopher Joseph→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSHAW, Veronica Jayne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Ian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONALDSON, Paul Joseph, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
SLATER, Julie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-08-07 · resigned 2022-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-06-12