B.U.PLACEMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12780440 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-30
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17➕PURDY, Thomas Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-08-10📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs B.U.PLACEMENTS LTD
- 2020-07-30➕BAINBRIDGE, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-07-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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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Mr Thomas Alan Purdy Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/07/2023 |
Mr David Robert Bainbridge Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPIRE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15860301 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BABY SENSORY (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED→ 10503125 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BABY T WORKSHOPS LIMITED→ 06674557 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BASIS CLASSROOM LIMITED→ 13523066 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT DERBY LTD→ 14286454 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BERNE TRAINING LIMITED→ 04109070 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BEYOND THE PENCIL LTD→ 09051457 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BEYOND TUTORING DERBYSHIRE LTD→ 17018268 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEYOND YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED→ 14331862 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEYOND YOUTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD→ 13096881 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BHS ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16861393 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BHW WARRIORS LIMITED→ 12581806 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education
Registered office
Oakfields Town End Lane
Swinscoe
Ashbourne
DE6 2HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAINBRIDGE, David Robert→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PURDY, Thomas Alan→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-08-10