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Prepared 30 July 2026
BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
09066969 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-06-02
1. Company facts
- Status
- active
- Lifecycle
- 🌳 Mature — Long-running with flat or slow growth. Steady cash, limited upside.
- Jurisdiction
- england-wales
- Registered office
- St Bede's And St Joseph's Catholic College Beacon Villa, Ignis (Lower School Site), Cunliffe Road, Bradford, BD8 7AP, England
- SIC codes
- 85200 — Primary education; 85310 — General secondary education
- Accounts next due
- 2027-05-31
- Confirmation statement next due
- 2027-06-16
2. Directors (6 active)
- BUSSINGHAM, Clare
- director · appointed 2020-07-01 · born 5/1968 (age 58)
- DALTON, Mark John Benedict
- director · appointed 2020-03-01 · born 7/1975 (age 51)
- DRAKE, Roxanna
- director · appointed 2020-11-19 · born 7/1951 (age 75)
- HANDLEY, Caroline
- director · appointed 2025-03-21 · born 5/1977 (age 49)
- MARTIN, Duncan Jonathan
- director · appointed 2021-12-15 · born 10/1967 (age 59)
- MARTIN, Sarah
- director · appointed 2021-09-14 · born 12/1972 (age 54)
3. Shareholders (1 active)
- Bishop Marcus Stock
- board control · trust interest
4. Group structure
Bishop Marcus Stock holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
- Bishop Marcus Stock
- Corporate parent
Headline verdict
- Opportunity score
- 79/100 (Strong)
- Owner dependency
- high — 63/100
- Red flags
- 0 high · 0 medium · 0 low