BELFAST CHARITABLE TRUST FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION

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NI024429 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-04-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2024-01-11
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  4. 2023-01-07
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2020-01-07
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2018-01-08
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  10. 2017-01-11
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  11. 2016-08-03
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  12. 2016-08-03
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  13. 2016-01-05
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  14. 2015-10-19
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    IRVINE, Yvonne Vivien resigned
    director
  15. 2015-10-19
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    SMYTH, Beatrice Elizabeth resigned
    director
  16. 2015-08-18
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  17. 2015-01-02
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  18. 2014-08-14
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  19. 2013-06-19
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    FOSTER, Iain resigned
    director
  20. 2013-02-22
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    MALLON, Patricia resigned
    director
  21. 2006-05-22
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    MCCARTNEY, George Walter resigned
    director
  22. 2006-05-22
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    MURPHY, Clare resigned
    director
  23. 2005-11-24
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    FOSTER, Iain appointed
    director
  24. 2004-11-24
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    HEANEY, Brendan Joseph appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-11-24
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    MALLON, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-11-24
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    SMYTH, Beatrice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2002-01-31
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    O'MEARA, James resigned
    director
  28. 2001-09-20
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    MCCARTNEY, George Walter appointed
    director
  29. 2000-10-05
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    POOTS, Jocelyn Irene appointed
    director
  30. 1999-11-11
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    NOE-MURPHY, Doris resigned
    director
  31. 1999-09-09
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    EMBERSON, John W resigned
    director
  32. 1999-02-18
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    O'MEARA, James appointed
    director
  33. 1998-11-12
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    LEE, Isobel resigned
    director
  34. 1993-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  35. 1990-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BELFAST CHARITABLE TRUST FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION
  36. 1990-04-30
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    HEANEY, Brendan Joseph appointed
    director
  37. 1990-04-30
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    MACCANN, Dermot Patrick appointed
    director
  38. 1990-04-30
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    MULLAGHAN, Cathal, Cllr appointed
    director
  39. 1990-04-30
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    STROUD, Martin James appointed
    director
  40. 1990-04-30
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    MALLON, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  41. 1990-04-30
    ➕
    EMBERSON, John W appointed
    director
  42. 1990-04-30
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    IRVINE, Yvonne Vivien appointed
    director
  43. 1990-04-30
    ➕
    LEE, Isobel appointed
    director
  44. 1990-04-30
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    MALLON, Patricia appointed
    director
  45. 1990-04-30
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    MURPHY, Clare appointed
    director
  46. 1990-04-30
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    NOE-MURPHY, Doris appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-04-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

66 Cable Road
Whitehead
Co Antrim
BT32 9PZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (6 active · 11 resigned)

HEANEY, Brendan Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-24
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Active
HEANEY, Brendan Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 1990-04-30
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Active
MACCANN, Dermot Patrick→
director · ~76y · appointed 1990-04-30
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Active
MULLAGHAN, Cathal, Cllr→
director · ~79y · appointed 1990-04-30
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Active
POOTS, Jocelyn Irene→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-10-05
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Active
STROUD, Martin James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1990-04-30
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Active
MALLON, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2004-11-24
Resigned
EMBERSON, John W→
director · ~88y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 1999-09-09
Resigned
FOSTER, Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-11-24 · resigned 2013-06-19
Resigned
IRVINE, Yvonne Vivien→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2015-10-19
Resigned
LEE, Isobel→
director · ~89y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 1998-11-12
Resigned
MALLON, Patricia→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2013-02-22
Resigned
MCCARTNEY, George Walter→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2006-05-22
Resigned
MURPHY, Clare→
director · ~73y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2006-05-22
Resigned
NOE-MURPHY, Doris→
director · ~63y · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 1999-11-11
Resigned
O'MEARA, James→
director · ~90y · appointed 1999-02-18 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
SMYTH, Beatrice Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2015-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
Mortgage1 property31/08/1993—
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Recent filings (129 total)

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2025-05-15
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2024-12-31
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2024-04-30
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2024-01-11
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2023-03-17
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2023-01-07
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2022-02-01
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2021-12-17
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2020-12-30
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2020-12-01
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2020-01-07
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2019-09-20
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2018-12-20
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