BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

🌳Matureactive

09066969 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-06-02

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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officers · AP01
2025-03-21
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HANDLEY, Caroline appointed
director
2025-02-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2025-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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officers · TM01
2024-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
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MCDONNELL, Joe resigned
director
2024-11-01
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WALKER, Keiron, Father resigned
director
2024-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-01
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WALKER, Keiron, Father appointed
director
2023-08-31
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GROGAN, Paul, Father resigned
director
2023-01-12
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change-of-constitution · CC01
2023-01-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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MARTIN, Duncan Jonathan appointed
director
2021-12-15
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BOOTH, Paul Raymond resigned
director
2021-12-15
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DEVLIN, John Michael resigned
director
2021-12-06
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HOWELL, Jonathan Mark resigned
director
2021-09-14
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MARTIN, Sarah appointed
director
2021-08-31
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RYAN, Paul, Professor resigned
director
2021-08-31
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SNELLING, Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-03-18
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ROYLE, Lynne Margaret resigned
director
2021-02-28
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NAYLOR, Deirdre Mary, Dr resigned
director
2020-12-18
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SUMMERSGILL, Andrew Liam, Monsignor resigned
director
2020-11-24
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GROGAN, Paul, Father appointed
director
2020-11-19
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DRAKE, Roxanna appointed
director
2020-10-19
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STICHBURY, Margaret resigned
director
2020-10-06
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HOWELL, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2020-09-23
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LLOYD, Ray resigned
director
2020-09-21
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MCDONNELL, Joe appointed
director
2020-07-01
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BUSSINGHAM, Clare appointed
director
2020-07-01
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RYAN, Paul, Professor appointed
director
2020-03-01
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DALTON, Mark John Benedict appointed
director
2019-12-04
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MOULES, Neil Geoffrey resigned
director
2019-12-04
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ROBSON, Cameron James Elliot resigned
director
2019-09-01
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LLOYD, Ray appointed
director
2019-04-04
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SNELLING, Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-12-31
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CAIRNS, Maureen Anne resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Bishop Marcus Stock holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Bishop Marcus Stock

Corporate parent · board control

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BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

This company · 09066969

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bishop Marcus Stock Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control · trust interest	02/06/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mary Bentonceased 16/01/2025· board control · trust interest
Mrs Mary Louise Bentonceased 11/02/2025· board control · significant influence · trust interest
Mr Andrew Liam Summersgillceased 11/02/2025· board control · significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated2014-06-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

St Bede's And St Joseph's Catholic College Beacon Villa, Ignis (Lower School Site)

Cunliffe Road

Bradford

BD8 7AP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-16

Last: 2026-06-02