BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI039114 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (3 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £245,245
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 | 2025-02-24 | 2024-02-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £245.2k | £277.5k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-04-03📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-26➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2024-02-26➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-22➖DONN, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-11-22➖SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-28📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-07-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-04➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-07-04➕HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2023-07-04➖DUFFY, Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-04➕LIMITED, Resolis appointedsecretary
- 2023-07-04➖LIMITED, Resolis resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-04➖DUFFY, Patrick Matthew resigneddirector
- 2023-07-04➖O'HARE, Eamon resigneddirector
- 2023-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-31➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➖MCKENNA, Leo William resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Trustee for the Beneficiaries
- 2019-04-01➖MALLION, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2018-12-31➖JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2018-12-31➕MCKENNA, Leo William appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕DUFFY, Patrick Matthew appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕SOLLEY, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2015-06-19➖MALLION, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2015-05-18➖PHILIPSZ, Joseph Eugene resigneddirector
- 2014-11-14➖BALFOUR, Bruce resigneddirector
- 2014-11-14➕DONN, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-07-07➖HARRIS, John David resigneddirector
- 2014-07-07➕PHILIPSZ, Joseph Eugene appointeddirector
- 2014-04-24➖FIELD, Christopher Richard resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Belfast Educational Services (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Belfast Educational Services (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · NI039114
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belfast Educational Services (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (STRABANE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ NI057726 · est 2006 | £2.32M £1.74M–£2.90M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 85 | 61y |
| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (DOWN & CONNOR) LIMITED→ NI070347 · est 2008 | £2.31M £1.73M–£2.89M | — | — | 0 | 17y | 85 | 61y |
| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (DOWN & CONNOR) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ NI070500 · est 2008 | £2.30M £1.72M–£2.87M | — | — | 0 | 17y | 85 | 61y |
| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (STRABANE) LIMITED→ NI057713 · est 2006 | £2.23M £1.67M–£2.78M | — | — | 0 | 20y | 85 | 61y |
| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (DERRY) LIMITED→ NI070493 · est 2008 | £2.09M £1.57M–£2.61M | — | — | 0 | 17y | 85 | 61y |
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| BELFAST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (OMAGH) LIMITED→ NI042760 · est 2002 | £1.76M £1.32M–£2.20M | — | — | 0 | 24y | 85 | 61y |
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Soloist Building
1 Lanyon Place
Belfast
BT1 3LP
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last made up to: 2025-02-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (3 active · 22 resigned)
RESOLIS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-07-04
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUFFY, Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2023-07-04
LIMITED, Resolis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-07-04 · resigned 2023-07-04
BALFOUR, Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2014-11-14
BIRLEY-SMITH, Gaynor→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2006-12-15
DONN, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-11-14 · resigned 2023-11-22
DONN, Michael Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2013-10-01
DUFFY, Patrick Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2023-07-04
FIELD, Christopher Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-12-15 · resigned 2014-04-24
HARRIS, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2014-07-07
HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2009-10-01
JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2018-12-31
MALLION, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2015-06-19
MALLION, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
MCDONAGH, John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-31 · resigned 2024-02-26
MCEVEDY, David Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2003-10-30
MCGINLEY, Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2000-08-25
MCKENNA, Leo William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2023-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC as Trustee for the Beneficiaries | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2022 | 13/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group 16-22 Bedford Street / Bank of Scotland | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/08/2000 | 13/04/2026 |
Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-13
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07