47 CHAUCER ROAD BEDFORD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02394213 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-12
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
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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
80
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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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-11-23
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  4. 2023-01-03
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  5. 2021-11-08
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  6. 2020-09-29
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  7. 2019-10-29
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  8. 2018-10-16
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  9. 2017-10-31
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  10. 2016-11-28
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  11. 2016-01-08
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  12. 2015-08-24
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  13. 2014-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-08-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-10-21
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    BRUNKER, Alan John resigned
    director
  17. 2006-06-05
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    BRUNKER, Alan John appointed
    director
  18. 2002-09-30
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    WILTSHIRE, Lynn resigned
    director
  19. 2002-09-01
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    GOODBY, Gareth Clive resigned
    director
  20. 2000-11-01
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    FEARNHEAD, Gwendoline appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-09-29
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    SEAGER, Ian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-08-25
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    WESLEY, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2000-04-01
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    GOODBY, Gareth Clive appointed
    director
  24. 2000-01-31
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    BRIMMELL, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  25. 1999-12-01
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    WILTSHIRE, Lynn appointed
    director
  26. 1999-03-24
    ➕
    WALKER, Nigel Brian appointed
    director
  27. 1999-03-24
    ➖
    LOMBARDI, Judith Ann resigned
    director
  28. 1998-05-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Ian resigned
    director
  29. 1994-07-15
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    SMITH, Simon resigned
    director
  30. 1993-04-30
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    MARTIN, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  31. 1993-04-30
    ➕
    WESLEY, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 1989-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 47 CHAUCER ROAD BEDFORD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

47 Chaucer Road
Bedford
MK40 2AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

FEARNHEAD, Gwendoline→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-01
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Active
FEARNHEAD, Gwendoline→
director · ~77y
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Active
WALKER, Nigel Brian→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-03-24
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Active
SEAGER, Ian→
secretary · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
BRIMMELL, Catherine Mary→
director · ~66y · resigned 2000-01-31
Resigned
BRUNKER, Alan John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-05 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
GOODBY, Gareth Clive→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2002-09-01
Resigned
LOMBARDI, Judith Ann→
director · ~71y · resigned 1999-03-24
Resigned
MARTIN, Sarah Louise→
director · ~57y · resigned 1993-04-30
Resigned
SMITH, Simon→
director · ~60y · resigned 1994-07-15
Resigned
WESLEY, Mark Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 1993-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-25
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Ian→
director · ~56y · resigned 1998-05-31
Resigned
WILTSHIRE, Lynn→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

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2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-11-08
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2021-08-06
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2020-09-29
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2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-16