BAKER DEARING EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
- 85600Educational support services
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01➖LAND, David resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01➕HALFON, Robert Henry, Rt Hon appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➕PHIPSON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BAKER DEARING EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2024-11-18➕BARKER, Clive Stewart appointeddirector
- 2024-11-18➕LAND, David appointeddirector
- 2024-11-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-12-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Baker Dearing Educational Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baker Dearing Educational Trust Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/11/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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