BILLING BROOK SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08711161 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-09-30

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (11 active, 34 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

96 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-05-31
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2025-10-27
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officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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PHILP, Simon John appointed
director
2025-07-17
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officers · TM01
2025-07-14
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ROWE, Alexander Michael resigned
director
2025-05-28
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officers · AP01
2025-05-12
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O'REILLY, Gemma appointed
director
2025-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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ABRAHAM, Tina appointed
director
2024-09-26
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officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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2024-09-11
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officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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STANTON, Katherine Lucy resigned
director
2024-09-01
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KENNEDY, Nicola appointed
director
2024-08-31
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LEWIS, Karen resigned
director
2024-08-22
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officers · AP01
2024-05-07
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accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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RYALL, Sarah appointed
director
2023-12-12
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2023-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-29
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officers · TM01
2023-06-26
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CLARK, Adam Stewart resigned
director
2023-06-26
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officers · TM01
2023-06-21
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TAYLOR, Jessica Joan resigned
director
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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officers · AP01
2023-01-31
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2023-01-23
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BARBER, Ian appointed
director
2023-01-23
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STANTON, Katherine Lucy appointed
director
2022-06-23
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officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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COURTNEY, Martin John resigned
director
2022-04-08
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accounts · AA
2021-07-06
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COBLEY, Natalie Mary resigned
director
2021-07-05
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SPOKES, Philip David appointed
director
2021-05-17
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SEMBHI, Gurdeep Singh appointed
director
2020-10-19
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THOMPSON, Michael appointed
director
2020-10-19
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GRAINGER, Albert Kneale resigned
director
2020-09-07
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RENNIE, Ward John resigned
director
2020-08-31
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ROLPH, Margaret resigned
director
2020-05-13
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ROWE, Alexander Michael appointed
director
2020-04-06
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LEWIS, Karen appointed
director
2020-04-05
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MCHENRY, Kevin John resigned
director
2020-03-18
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CLARK, Adam Stewart appointed
director
2020-01-29
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COURTNEY, Martin John appointed
director
2020-01-29
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WITHERS, Deborah Jane resigned
director
2020-01-01
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MCHENRY, Kevin John appointed
director
2019-12-31
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GRANT, Caroline Mary resigned
director
2019-11-25
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LAWRENCE, Beverlie Susan 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Stewart Clark Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42	—	—	board controlboard control	27/11/2023
Mrs Deborah Jane Withers Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	29/01/2020
Mr Matthew James Lister Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/09/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alexander Michael Roweceased 29/01/2020· significant influence
Mr Albert Kneale Graingerceased 27/11/2023· significant influence
Mrs Linda Ann Baileyceased 27/11/2023· significant influence
Mr Glen Howard Marriottceased 04/02/2020· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Billing Brook School Academy Trust Penistone Road

Lumbertubs

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN3 8EZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30