B&ESA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00852809 · ltd · incorporated 1965-06-28
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 51.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 51.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 51.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
32 officers (4 active, 32 linked, 29 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
174 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-21➕CURTIS, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2025-11-21➖BRACKENRIDGE, Neil resigneddirector
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04➕HURLEY, Adrian Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➖FLETCHER, Robert Rankin resigneddirector
- 2024-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-31➕FLETCHER, Robert Rankin appointeddirector
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14➕BRACKENRIDGE, Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-11➖HOPKINSON, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2018-03-16➕FRISE, David William appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22➕HARDY, Skye appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-22➖BARRACLOUGH, Raymond John resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-22➖BARRACLOUGH, Raymond John resigneddirector
- 2017-11-22➕HOPKINSON, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22➖MCLAUGHLIN, Paul Joseph resigneddirector
- 2017-11-22➖MILLER, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2015-08-27➕MCLAUGHLIN, Paul Joseph appointeddirector
- 2015-02-04➕MILLER, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2015-01-20➖PETTIGREW, Roderick James resigneddirector
- 2014-08-20➖BELSHAW, William Edmund resigneddirector
- 2013-07-11➕PETTIGREW, Roderick James appointeddirector
- 2013-06-30➖JUDD, Blane resigneddirector
- 2013-03-07➕BELSHAW, William Edmund appointeddirector
- 2013-03-07➖HOYLE, Peter Mackenzie resigneddirector
- 2011-07-22➖HIGGS OBE, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2011-07-22➕JUDD, Blane appointeddirector
- 2001-12-13➖ESPIN, Terence William Randall resigneddirector
- 2001-12-13➕HOYLE, Peter Mackenzie appointeddirector
- 2001-12-13➖LAMBERT, Roger Cedric resigneddirector
- 2001-12-13➖MCCLOSKEY, Michael Vincent resigneddirector
- 2001-12-13➖PERRYMAN, Frederick Stanley resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Registered office
Old Mansion House
Eamont Bridge
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 2BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (4 active · 28 resigned)
Active
CURTIS, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-11-21
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FRISE, David William→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-03-16
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HURLEY, Adrian Patrick→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-11-04
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BARRACLOUGH, Raymond John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2017-11-22
WOODLAND, Robert John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-09-01
BARRACLOUGH, Raymond John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2017-11-22
BELSHAW, William Edmund→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2014-08-20
BETTRIDGE, Reginald→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 1999-05-28
BRACKENRIDGE, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-02-14 · resigned 2025-11-21
BURGOYNE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-05-19 · resigned 1996-03-25
ESPIN, Terence William Randall→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2001-12-13
FLETCHER, Robert Rankin→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2024-05-31
HIGGS OBE, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2011-07-22
HOPKINSON, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2022-02-11
HOYLE, Peter Mackenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2013-03-07
JUDD, Blane→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2013-06-30
LAMBERT, Roger Cedric→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2001-12-13
MANLY, Graham Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 2001-03-28
MCCLOSKEY, Michael Vincent→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 2001-12-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | H and V Welfare H and V Welfare Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/06/1988 | 09/12/1992 | |
| outstanding | Credit Card Holdings Credit Card Holdings LTD | Mort | 1 property | 05/07/1974 | — |
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Recent filings (174 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06