BRACKEN EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09012573 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-22
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRACKEN EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LTD
  18. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    BELL, David Irving appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    IRVING BELL, Alexandra Clare appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-14

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexandra Irving Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2017
Mr David Irving Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

2 Deanway Technology Centre Wilmslow Road
Handforth
Wilmslow
SK9 3FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, David Irving→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-25
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IRVING BELL, Alexandra Clare→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Recent filings (36 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09