BRIDGE SPEECH THERAPY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08194119 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-29
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2017-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2016-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    CRILLY, Sophie appointed
    director
  17. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    LAYCOCK, Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2012-09-12
    ➖
    PARKER, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE SPEECH THERAPY LIMITED
  20. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    PARKER, Christopher Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sophie Crilly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Louise Laycock
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

International House
61 Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CRILLY, Sophie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-12
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Active
LAYCOCK, Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Christopher Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-08-29 · resigned 2012-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-30