BERNARD DIXON & PARTNERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00660886 · ltd · incorporated 1960-05-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 41.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-26
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    REEVE, Tessa resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-11
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    TT&W LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2018-01-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-07-31
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    WIGHTMAN, Andrew Robin John resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-07-31
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    TT&W LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2017-07-31
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    officers · AP04
  17. 2017-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2016-08-01
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    WIGHTMAN, Andrew Robin John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-07-31
    ➖
    CURSLEY, David John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-07-31
    ➖
    CURSLEY, David John resigned
    director
  24. 2016-07-01
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    MALCOLM-BROWN, Melanie appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-15
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    SOUTHERN, Eric, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2011-05-23
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    CURSLEY, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-01
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    MALCOLM-BROWN, Charles Barry appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-01
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    REEVE, William Ernest resigned
    director
  29. 1997-07-29
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    JONES, Kenneth Charles resigned
    director
  30. 1984-10-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 1984-10-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  32. 1960-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BERNARD DIXON & PARTNERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 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.)

Group structure

Dixon International Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dixon International Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BERNARD DIXON & PARTNERS LIMITED
This company · 00660886

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dixon International Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Pampisford Place, Brewery Road
Pampisford
Cambridge
Cambs
CB22 3HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MALCOLM-BROWN, Charles Barry→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-01
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Active
MALCOLM-BROWN, Melanie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
CURSLEY, David John→
secretary · resigned 2016-07-31
Resigned
WIGHTMAN, Andrew Robin John→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
TT&W LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2018-01-11
Resigned
CURSLEY, David John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-05-23 · resigned 2016-07-31
Resigned
JONES, Kenneth Charles→
director · ~99y · resigned 1997-07-29
Resigned
REEVE, Tessa→
director · ~89y · resigned 2025-03-26
Resigned
REEVE, William Ernest→
director · ~97y · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
SOUTHERN, Eric, Dr→
director · ~88y · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property29/10/1984—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Letter of set off1 property29/10/1984—
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Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20