BRITISH ALLIED TRADES FEDERATION

🌳Matureactive

00069391 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1901-02-16

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 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

74 officers (10 active, 74 linked, 69 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

254 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-07-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-11
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DIMMICK, Helen Margaret appointed
director
2026-06-11
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ILLINGWORTH, Stuart appointed
director
2026-06-11
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SKOUBY, Henrik Christian resigned
director
2026-04-30
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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KELSALL, Harriet Alice resigned
director
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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CALLAWAY, Heather appointed
director
2024-06-06
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TAYLOR, John appointed
director
2024-06-06
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HINDS, Andrew Frank resigned
director
2024-06-06
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KELSALL, Harriet Alice appointed
director
2024-03-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-05
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EDMEAD-MCKIE, Natalie Dawn appointed
secretary
2024-02-05
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HADFIELD, Louise Amanda resigned
secretary
2023-07-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
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BURMAN, Roger Stephen resigned
director
2022-09-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
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GRIFFITHS, Paul Edward appointed
director
2021-06-10
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HUGHES, Michael James resigned
director
2021-06-10
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OWEN, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-06-10
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PARKES, Stephen Leonard resigned
director
2021-06-10
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SWEENEY, Michael Richard resigned
director
2021-02-01
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HADFIELD, Louise Amanda appointed
secretary
2021-01-15
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SINGLETON, Rosina Susan resigned
secretary
2019-10-24
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SCHYBERG, Gert appointed
director
2018-12-31
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BURGESS, Michael Bradley resigned
director
2018-12-31
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WILLS, Robert Hugo Weyl resigned
director
2018-01-01
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SKOUBY, Henrik Christian appointed
director
2017-06-21
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CHANDHOK, Sangat Singh resigned
director
2017-05-01
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TUCKER, Keith Graham, Dr resigned
director
2016-08-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Rathbone Investment Management Limited
2016-06-22
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HENN, Christopher John Wesley appointed
director
2016-06-22
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DOYLE, David Allen resigned
director
2015-09-24
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BURMAN, Roger Stephen appointed
director
2015-09-24
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HINDS, Andrew Frank appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 148 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KELSALL, Harriet Alice resigned 2025-12-31; SKOUBY, Henrik Christian resigned 2026-06-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1901-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Federation House

10 Vyse Street

Birmingham

B18 6LT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12