BERNACHE LEADERSHIP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11856536 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-04
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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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BERNACHE LEADERSHIP LIMITED
- 2019-03-04➕BRADLEY, Peter Michael, Prof. appointeddirector
- 2019-03-04➕COWLEY, Janice Brenda appointeddirector
- 2019-03-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Janice Cowley Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/09/2019 |
Prof. Peter Michael Bradley Individual · British,Irish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/03/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Janice Cowleyceased 08/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOPIA DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED→ 15751315 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BAHS UK ACADEMY FOR HIGHER STUDIES LTD→ 16803731 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOOM EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD→ 15019988 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLOSSOMING CHILD PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 15961528 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLOSSOMINGWOMEN LTD→ 15094251 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRAINSTEM GROUP UK CIC→ 16232347 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRAINTASTIC! SCIENCE LIMITED→ 15640190 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BREAKFORTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED→ 10470744 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRIGHT MUSIC FUTURES LTD→ 12263401 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRIGHT WRITE LTD→ 16401658 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIMSTONE PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED→ 13890489 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRITANNIA SCHOOL OF CONSULTING LTD→ 11439108 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Bury Lodge
Bury Road
Stowmarket
IP14 1JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRADLEY, Peter Michael, Prof.→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-03-04
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COWLEY, Janice Brenda→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-04
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23