THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INNKEEPING
🌳Matureactive
01601185 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-12-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
593 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (194 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01➕BEDFORD, Justine Louise appointeddirector
- 2026-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-15➖BLACK, Chris resigneddirector
- 2025-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-09➕PRICE, Clive Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2025-08-06➕COZENS, Martyn Stuart appointeddirector
- 2025-08-06➖HEMMING, Amanda resigneddirector
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-10➖EELES, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-10➕SINGH, Shila appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-10➕SCORER, Jeremy Francis appointeddirector
- 2024-09-10➕WARNE, Piers appointeddirector
- 2024-09-10➖COOPER, Gillian Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-10➖CUTHBERT, Bruce resigneddirector
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-11➕NYE, James Owen Bradley appointeddirector
- 2023-09-11➕OWENS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-09-11➕BLACK, Chris appointeddirector
- 2023-09-11➕HEMMING, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2021-07-21➕EELES, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2020-02-27➕HAMILTON, Katy-Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-05-06➖ALTON, Steven Christopher resigneddirector
- 2018-11-14➕MCCARTHY, Kelly Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09➕SMITH, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09➕ALTON, Steven Christopher appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09➖CONNELL, Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-11-09➕CUTHBERT, Bruce appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09➖DAVISON, Philip Stephen resigneddirector
- 2017-11-09➖HALIK, Ludovick Raymond resigneddirector
- 2017-11-09➖HOLT, Ian John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-29➕MANGHAM, Gregory John appointeddirector
- 2016-11-24➕GRAHAM, Joanne Lindsay appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 194 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BLACK, Chris resigned 2026-03-15; HEMMING, Amanda resigned 2025-08-06
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Other · GU postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANYTIME VENTURES (BLOOMSBURY) LIMITED→ 13193061 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARK, HOME OF GOD'S CHILDREN MINISTRIES→ 14876060 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARVY CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONS LTD→ 14692332 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASESORIA CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12324527 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND MICROPAYMENTS LTD→ 06520758 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE COACHING & SUPERVISION→ 05402127 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION OF PLANNING ENGINEERS LIMITED→ 12525695 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASSURED RISK SOLUTIONS (ARS) LIMITED→ 06487847 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ATTIC CONVERSIONS (SALES) LIMITED→ 03342543 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| AUSTAL UK LIMITED→ 08118646 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AUTHENTIC WATCH CO LLP→ OC451259 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUTHORS OF CHANGE LTD→ 08275924 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1981-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
Registered office
Sentinel House Ancells Business Park
Harvest Crescent
Fleet
GU51 2UZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (13 active · 188 resigned)
Active
BEDFORD, Justine Louise→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COZENS, Martyn Stuart→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Joanne Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Katy-Anne→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANGHAM, Gregory John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCARTHY, Kelly Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NYE, James Owen Bradley→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWENS, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, Clive Maxwell→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCORER, Jeremy Francis→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Timothy John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNE, Piers→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Gillian Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2024-09-10
SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-15
STUTTAFORD, John Cyril→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-03-01
BARLOW ROBBINS SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-15 · resigned 2013-12-31
ADCOCK, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1994-12-31
ALTON, Steven Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-11-09 · resigned 2019-05-06
ARKLEY, Alistair Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 2003-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (593 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11