BATH SPA U LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08617213 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher 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: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-11-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-11-07
    ANAGNOSTOPOULOU, Kyriaki, Prof appointed
    director
  8. 2025-11-07
    WAKELIN, Emma, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2025-11-07
    ANDREWS, Georgina, Prof resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-08-17
    STOCKS, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2022-08-17
    ANDREWS, Georgina, Prof appointed
    director
  21. 2022-08-17
    FOX, Paul Jonathan resigned
    director
  22. 2022-08-17
    SAMMELLS, Neil, Professor resigned
    director
  23. 2022-08-17
    STOCKS, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2022-08-17
    STOCKS, Joanna Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2022-08-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2019-09-17
    FOX, Paul Jonathan appointed
    director
  30. 2019-09-17
    LATHAM, Neil Degge resigned
    director
  31. 2017-08-15
    SLADE, Christina Mary, Professor resigned
    director
  32. 2014-09-03
    LATHAM, Neil Degge appointed
    director
  33. 2014-07-01
    BRADY, Jonathan Paul resigned
    director
  34. 2013-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATH SPA U LIMITED
  35. 2013-07-19
    BRADY, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  36. 2013-07-19
    SAMMELLS, Neil, Professor appointed
    director
  37. 2013-07-19
    SLADE, Christina Mary, Professor 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

C/O Bath Spa University Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ANAGNOSTOPOULOU, Kyriaki, Prof
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-07
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Active
STOCKS, Joanna Mary
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-08-17
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Active
WAKELIN, Emma, Dr
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Georgina, Prof
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-08-17 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
BRADY, Jonathan Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
FOX, Paul Jonathan
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-17 · resigned 2022-08-17
Resigned
LATHAM, Neil Degge
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2019-09-17
Resigned
SAMMELLS, Neil, Professor
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2022-08-17
Resigned
SLADE, Christina Mary, Professor
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2017-08-15
Resigned
STOCKS, Joanna Mary
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-08-17 · resigned 2022-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18