ACREDULA GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01608885 · ltd · incorporated 1982-01-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-09-28
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  5. 2022-09-29
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  6. 2021-09-27
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  7. 2020-12-15
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  8. 2020-01-29
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  9. 2019-10-05
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  10. 2019-04-01
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  11. 2018-10-09
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  12. 2018-03-06
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  13. 2018-02-26
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    BASSINDER, Kevin appointed
    director
  14. 2018-01-16
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    BASSINDER, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-16
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  16. 2017-11-01
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  17. 2017-08-14
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  18. 2016-07-20
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  19. 2011-10-31
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    BURNS, Michael Hamer resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-18
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    BURNS, Michael Hamer appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-18
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    MORTON, Alan James resigned
    director
  22. 2007-12-17
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    BASSINDER, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-17
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    HEWITT, Michael Joseph resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-01-01
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    MORTON, Alan James appointed
    director
  25. 2004-12-31
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    JARVIS, Gerald Henry resigned
    director
  26. 2004-12-31
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    PLATT, John Camm resigned
    director
  27. 2004-04-22
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    HEWITT, Charles Edward James appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-22
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    HEWITT, Mary Josephine appointed
    director
  29. 2004-04-22
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    HEWITT, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  30. 2004-01-15
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    HEWITT, Michael Joseph appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-01-12
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    HEWITT, Timothy George resigned
    secretary
  32. 2004-01-12
    ➖
    HEWITT, Timothy George resigned
    director
  33. 2001-12-12
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    BAYNE, John Blair resigned
    director
  34. 1996-03-28
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    PLATT, John Camm appointed
    director
  35. 1982-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACREDULA GROUP LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Nicholas Charles Joseph Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/07/2016
Miss Elizabeth Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/07/2016
Mrs Mary Josephine Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/07/2016

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
Incorporated1982-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

47 Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

BASSINDER, Kevin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-26
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Active
HEWITT, Charles Edward James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
HEWITT, Mary Josephine→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
HEWITT, Michael Joseph→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
HEWITT, Nicholas Charles Joseph, Sir→
director · ~79y
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Active
BASSINDER, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2018-01-16
Resigned
HEWITT, Michael Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned
HEWITT, Timothy George→
secretary · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
BAYNE, John Blair→
director · ~103y · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned
BURNS, Michael Hamer→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-05-18 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
HEWITT, Timothy George→
director · ~76y · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
JARVIS, Gerald Henry→
director · ~98y · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
MORTON, Alan James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2010-05-18
Resigned
PLATT, John Camm→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-03-28 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-10-05