BASE ACADEMY TRUST
🌳Matureactive
10227910 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-06-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (8 active, 15 linked, 15 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-14➕MARSDEN, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-10➖MORRIS, Elaine Frances resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-15➕WALSH, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2022-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-16➖BARTLE, Della Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-01➕SPENCER, Karen appointeddirector
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-23➖GUTZU, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2018-03-14➖CALDWELL, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2018-02-02➕BARTLE, Della Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-03-20➕OVERBURY, Douglas Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-03-06➖O'NEILL, Shane Joseph Alexander resigneddirector
- 2016-10-31➕MORRIS, Elaine Frances appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20➖COFIE BO AKINYEMI, John resigneddirector
- 2016-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BASE ACADEMY TRUST
- 2016-06-13➕GRAHAM, Craig Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕QUIGLEY, Ethel Anne appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕WEBB, David appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕WHITTAKER, Lisa Marie appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕CALDWELL, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕COFIE BO AKINYEMI, John appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕GUTZU, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕O'NEILL, Shane Joseph Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➕WEBB, David appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➖WEBB, David resigneddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Red Lane Primary School Red Lane
Breightmet
Bolton
BL2 5HP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12
Officers (8 active · 7 resigned)
GRAHAM, Craig Anthony→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-06-13
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MARSDEN, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-02-14
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OVERBURY, Douglas Neil→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-20
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QUIGLEY, Ethel Anne→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2016-06-13
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SPENCER, Karen→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-03-01
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WALSH, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-15
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Active
WHITTAKER, Lisa Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-06-13
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BARTLE, Della Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-02 · resigned 2022-05-16
CALDWELL, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2018-03-14
COFIE BO AKINYEMI, John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2016-10-20
GUTZU, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2018-03-23
MORRIS, Elaine Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2025-02-10
O'NEILL, Shane Joseph Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2017-03-06
WEBB, David→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2016-06-13
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-17