BEDFORD EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£952k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,787,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,064,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £952,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £741,000 | — | |
| Cash | £3,225,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,889,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,196,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,196,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £101,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.2% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | 8.56x | |
| Interest cover | 1.03x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the cash flow forecast and, taking into account reasonable possible changes in operations, believe that the group and company will be able to meet its financial obligations on the due dates for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore consider that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BEDFORD EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Bedford Education Partnership Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Desmond Mark | Director | 2026-02-02 | Jul 1975 | Irish |
| KARSSEMAKERS, Elisabeth Helena Maria | Director | 2025-10-31 | May 1976 | Dutch |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHENULO, Emeka Ikechi | Secretary | 2013-07-25 | 2024-03-20 |
| GATFORD, Mark Laurence | Secretary | 2008-11-01 | 2011-12-08 |
| PUGH, Martin Stuart | Secretary | 2003-12-18 | 2008-11-01 |
| SMITH, Alison Linda | Secretary | 2003-05-08 | 2003-12-18 |
| TAYLER, Ian | Secretary | 2012-04-12 | 2013-06-05 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-06 | 2003-03-06 |
| BAGBY, Shane | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2012-04-12 |
| BOLDEN, Ian Anthony | Director | 2008-11-11 | 2012-04-12 |
| BROWN, Christopher Earlston | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2003-12-18 |
| BULLEY, Ian | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2012-04-12 |
| DAWSON, Nicholas Cobbett | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2004-12-16 |
| DICKSON, Duncan Elliot | Director | 2008-05-29 | 2008-11-11 |
| FLOOD, Alan Frederick | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2008-05-29 |
| NAAFS, Albert Hendrik | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| PEERBACCUS, Yusuf Mohamed | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2010-11-25 |
| PUGH, Martin Stuart | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2008-11-01 |
| SCHRAMM, Frank Manfred | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2019-01-17 |
| SHARPE, Tim Frank | Director | 2004-12-16 | 2008-11-11 |
| SHOPOV, Georgi Dimitrov | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| SMITH, Alison Linda | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2003-12-18 |
| SPEER, Arne | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2015-05-29 |
| TAYLER, Ian | Director | 2013-10-17 | 2020-02-01 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-06 | 2003-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia Investment Management Corporation | Legal person | Significant influence | 2025-05-20 | Active |
| Bbgi Global Infrastructure S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.