BAUHAUS STUDENT LIMITED
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- · Opportunity score: 77 → 69
- · Bankability: 75 → 65
- · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
- · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 77 → 69
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
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Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-09-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BAUHAUS STUDENT LIMITED
- 2020-04-16➕FLAME, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16➕FLAME, Susan Maree appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-29
Group structure
Broxmouth Leisure Limited 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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Broxmouth Leisure Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/03/2025 |
Mr Simon Paul Flame Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/04/2020 |
Mrs Susan Maree Flame Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/04/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon Paul Flameceased 17/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Susan Maree Flameceased 17/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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