BASILDON AND DISTRICT LOCAL ENTERPRISE AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01805705 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-04-03
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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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£488
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
28 officers (3 active, 28 linked, 27 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
137 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £488
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,567 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£488
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£547
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£79kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£488£43.1k
Current assets£547£79.4k
Net assets£488£43.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-11-06
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  3. 2025-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-12
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
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  6. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-07-05
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-07-01
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    PITTOCK, Frederick resigned
    director
  15. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-08-26
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    NOWELL, Donald resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-05
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    NOWELL, Donald resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-10-24
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    OVERALL, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2007-02-02
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    INCE, Angela resigned
    director
  24. 2005-07-14
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    ROUFFE, Robert Harry resigned
    director
  25. 2003-03-27
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    BOWES, David resigned
    director
  26. 2003-03-27
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    INCE, Angela appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-04
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    TANT, Clive William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-24
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    KOCHMANN, Max resigned
    director
  29. 2001-03-01
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    DOWSETT, Brenda Ann resigned
    director
  30. 2001-03-01
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    OVERALL, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  31. 2000-06-15
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    HAMILTON, Douglas Howard appointed
    director
  32. 2000-06-15
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    BAILEY, Malcolm Colin resigned
    director
  33. 2000-06-15
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    BOWES, David appointed
    director
  34. 2000-06-15
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    DOWSETT, Brenda Ann appointed
    director
  35. 2000-06-10
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    COPPEN, Dean resigned
    director
  36. 1999-12-31
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    RIVETT, Nigel John resigned
    director
  37. 1999-12-13
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    HARRODINE, Derek appointed
    director
  38. 1999-07-08
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    BAILEY, Malcolm Colin appointed
    director
  39. 1999-07-01
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    EKLUND, Robert Graham resigned
    director
  40. 1998-05-28
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    COPPEN, Dean appointed
    director
  41. 1997-01-06
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    CLARKE, David Alan resigned
    director
  42. 1996-06-04
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    EKLUND, Robert Graham appointed
    director
  43. 1996-06-04
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    PIGDEN, Dennis Reuben resigned
    director
  44. 1996-06-04
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    RIVETT, Nigel John appointed
    director
  45. 1996-04-11
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    HAGGER, Paul Justin resigned
    director
  46. 1995-11-03
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    CLARKE, David Alan appointed
    director
  47. 1995-09-21
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    SWEENEY, Daniel John resigned
    director
  48. 1994-06-30
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    WING, Martin John resigned
    director
  49. 1994-06-06
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    BOWDEN, Ernie resigned
    director
  50. 1994-06-02
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    HAGGER, Paul Justin appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
Mr Douglas Howard Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Clive William Tant
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Derek Harrodine
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frederick Pittockceased 01/07/2021· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1984-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

129 Station Avenue
Wickford
SS11 7AY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 25 resigned)

HAMILTON, Douglas Howard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRODINE, Derek→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TANT, Clive William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOWELL, Donald→
secretary · resigned 2014-06-05
Resigned
ARTHUR, Bruce→
director · ~88y · resigned 1991-07-17
Resigned
BAILEY, Malcolm Colin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2000-06-15
Resigned
BARRY, Martin→
director · ~93y · resigned 1991-06-30
Resigned
BOWDEN, Ernie→
director · ~78y · resigned 1994-06-06
Resigned
BOWES, David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2003-03-27
Resigned
CLARKE, David Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-11-03 · resigned 1997-01-06
Resigned
COPPEN, Dean→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-05-28 · resigned 2000-06-10
Resigned
DOWSETT, Brenda Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
EKLUND, Robert Graham→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
GRACE, David→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-11-11 · resigned 1993-06-03
Resigned
HAGGER, Paul Justin→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-06-02 · resigned 1996-04-11
Resigned
HUGHES, John→
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-06-30
Resigned
INCE, Angela→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2007-02-02
Resigned
KOCHMANN, Max→
director · ~105y · resigned 2001-09-24
Resigned
NOWELL, Donald→
director · ~102y · resigned 2014-08-26
Resigned
OVERALL, Julie Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2007-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (137 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21