BLUEBELL SCHOOL OF DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS LTD

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17079452 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-09
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: low (52/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUEBELL SCHOOL OF DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS LTD
  2. 2026-03-09
    BUCKETT, Claire Sophie appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-09
    BURNHAM-JONES, Suzanne Mary appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-09
    OSEMAN, Trudi Anne appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Suzanne Mary Burnham-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/03/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

10 Kit Hill Avenue
Chatham
ME5 9EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BUCKETT, Claire Sophie
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-03-09
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BURNHAM-JONES, Suzanne Mary
director · ~81y · appointed 2026-03-09
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Active
OSEMAN, Trudi Anne
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-03-09
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-09