BHARATIYA ASHRAM

🌳Matureactive

SC268724 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-06-03

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (8 active, 40 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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2024-11-14
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2023-11-22
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2023-07-14
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2022-11-23
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accounts · AA
2022-08-13
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2022-07-14
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officers · TM02
2022-07-14
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2021-12-17
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HAZRA, Jyoti Prakash resigned
secretary
2021-12-17
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HAZRA, Jyoti Prakash resigned
director
2021-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-12-07
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2019-10-31
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2019-06-21
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officers · TM01
2018-12-06
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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CROSSLY, Maureen resigned
director
2018-06-30
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officers · AP01
2018-06-30
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2018-06-30
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2018-06-30
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2018-01-23
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HAZRA, Anil Kumar resigned
director
2017-09-27
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GRAVES, Ann Mcalpine appointed
director
2017-09-27
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GRAVES, Samuel Ian Crosby appointed
director
2017-08-12
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NANDA, Sambit Kumar resigned
director
2017-06-10
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COLAS, Isabelle, Dr appointed
director
2017-06-10
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CONNOR, Gordon appointed
director
2017-06-10
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HAZRA, Jyoti Prakash appointed
secretary
2017-06-10
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NANDA, Sambit Kumar resigned
secretary
2017-06-10
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DRAMMEH, Diare Sylla resigned
director
2017-06-10
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WARAICH, Narinder resigned
director
2017-06-10
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WEMYSS, Denise resigned
director
2015-09-19
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NANDA, Sambit Kumar appointed
secretary
2015-09-19
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SAPKOTA, Gopal resigned
secretary
2015-09-19
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DRAMMEH, Diare Sylla appointed
director
2015-09-19
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NANDA, Sambit Kumar appointed
director
2015-09-19
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SAPKOTA, Gopal resigned
director
2014-10-18
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CONNOR, Martha appointed
director
2014-10-18
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HAZRA, Helen resigned
director
2014-09-27
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HAZRA, Jyoti Prakash resigned
secretary
2014-09-27
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SAPKOTA, Gopal appointed
secretary
2013-11-03
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DAS, Subha Laxmi, Dr appointed
director
2013-10-03
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HAZRA, Anil Kumar appointed
director
2013-10-03
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HAZRA, Anil Kumar resigned
director
2013-10-03
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KARIM, Abu resigned
director
2013-06-23
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SAPKOTA, Gopal appointed
director
2012-07-23
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CROSSLY, Maureen appointed
director
2012-06-23
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DEUCHARS, Gordon, Mr. resigned
director
2012-06-23
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WEMYSS, Denise appointed
director
2011-06-18
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ABEDIN, Syed Ahsanul appointed
director
2011-06-18
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CHAUDHURI, Arun, Dr. resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Sachi Nandan Das Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/12/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jyoti Prakash Hazra, Mbeceased 17/12/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-06-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Dudhope Centre

5 St Mary Place

Dundee

DD1 5RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last: 2025-06-13