BEDALES SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01932103 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-19

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: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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2024-12-09
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2024-02-28
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2022-12-07
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2022-02-28
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2021-03-16
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2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2018-11-29
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2018-10-08
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officers · AP01
2018-10-08
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officers · TM01
2018-09-01
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BLANCHARD, Neil appointed
director
2018-08-31
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BUDGE, Keith Joseph resigned
director
2018-04-10
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accounts · AA01
2017-11-28
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accounts · AA
2016-10-25
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accounts · AA
2016-04-07
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2015-12-29
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2010-05-04
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LUSHINGTON, Richard Douglas Longfield appointed
secretary
2010-05-04
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LUSHINGTON, Richard Douglas Longfield appointed
director
2010-05-04
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BUDGE, Keith Joseph appointed
director
2010-05-04
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MOORE, Roderick Bruce Alexander resigned
director
2010-04-20
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TAYLOR, Mark Reynell resigned
secretary
2010-04-20
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TAYLOR, Mark Reynell resigned
director
2006-08-31
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SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley resigned
secretary
2006-08-31
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TAYLOR, Mark Reynell appointed
secretary
2006-08-31
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SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley resigned
director
2005-07-22
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TAYLOR, Mark Reynell appointed
director
2002-06-26
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KERR, John Philip Anthony resigned
director
1998-05-08
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KERR, John Philip Anthony resigned
secretary
1998-05-08
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SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley appointed
secretary
1998-05-08
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SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley appointed
director
1997-03-28
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KERR, John Philip Anthony appointed
secretary
1997-03-28
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KERR, John Philip Anthony appointed
director
1996-01-25
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BARRON, Ann Gail resigned
director
1985-07-19
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Company incorporated
As BEDALES SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

Bedales School is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bedales School

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BEDALES SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 01932103

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bedales School Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1985-07-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Bedales School

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 2DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-09

Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

LUSHINGTON, Richard Douglas Longfield→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-04

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Active

BLANCHARD, Neil→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-09-01

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Active

LUSHINGTON, Richard Douglas Longfield→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-04

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Active

KERR, John Philip Anthony→

secretary · appointed 1997-03-28 · resigned 1998-05-08

Resigned

SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley→

secretary · appointed 1998-05-08 · resigned 2006-08-31

Resigned

TAYLOR, Mark Reynell→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-31 · resigned 2010-04-20

Resigned

BARRON, Ann Gail→

director · ~72y · resigned 1996-01-25

Resigned

BUDGE, Keith Joseph→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2018-08-31

Resigned

KERR, John Philip Anthony→

director · ~93y · appointed 1997-03-28 · resigned 2002-06-26

Resigned

MOORE, Roderick Bruce Alexander→

director · ~89y · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

SURRIDGE, Roy Stanley→

director · ~80y · appointed 1998-05-08 · resigned 2006-08-31

Resigned

TAYLOR, Mark Reynell→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2010-04-20

Resigned

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