BRIDGE EDUCATION TRUST (SOUTHAMPTON)
🌿Early-stageactive
14696246 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2023-03-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (66/100)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
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-01➕MELLOR, Karen Michelle appointeddirector
- 2025-08-31➖HOWARD, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDGE EDUCATION TRUST (SOUTHAMPTON)
- 2023-03-01➕FAIRISLE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕FAIRISLE JUNIOR SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕NEWLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕OAKWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕REDBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕SHIRLEY WARREN PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-01➕HOWARD, Peter Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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
Incorporated2023-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Newlands Primary School
Windermere Avenue
Southampton
SO16 9QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)
MELLOR, Karen Michelle→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-09-01
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FAIRISLE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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FAIRISLE JUNIOR SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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NEWLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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OAKWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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REDBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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SHIRLEY WARREN PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-01
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HOWARD, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2025-08-31
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-01