BEDONLINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02553041 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-29

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01290SIC 01290
01410SIC 01410
01420SIC 01420

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 35.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2024-12-20
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2023-12-19
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2022-12-14
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2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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accounts · AA
2018-11-12
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2017-12-07
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accounts · AA
2016-11-23
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accounts · AA
2016-01-22
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mortgage · MR01
2016-01-15
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mortgage · MR04
2016-01-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2016-01-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Agricultural Corporation PLC
2015-11-25
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-24
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accounts · AA
2014-12-17
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accounts · AA
2007-03-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-01-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-01-16
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Charge satisfied #1
1992-07-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1992-04-09
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BASS, Jennifer Valerie appointed
secretary
1992-04-09
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BASS, David Henry, Mr. appointed
director
1992-04-09
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BASS, Jennifer Valerie appointed
director
1992-04-09
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EDDY, Daphne Mary resigned
secretary
1992-04-09
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EDDY, Daphne Mary resigned
director
1992-04-09
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EDDY, John Stephen resigned
director
1992-04-09
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EDDY, Norman Roger resigned
director
1991-07-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1990-10-29
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Company incorporated
As BEDONLINE LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 84 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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. David Henry Bass Individual · British · DOB 03/1942 · age 84	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/07/2016
Mrs Jennifer Valerie Bass Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1990-10-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Trehannick Farm

St Teath

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL30 3JW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-12

Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BASS, Jennifer Valerie→

secretary · appointed 1992-04-09

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Active

BASS, David Henry, Mr.→

director · ~84y · appointed 1992-04-09

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Active

BASS, Jennifer Valerie→

director · ~81y · appointed 1992-04-09

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Active

EDDY, Daphne Mary→

secretary · resigned 1992-04-09

Resigned

EDDY, Daphne Mary→

director · ~86y · resigned 1992-04-09

Resigned

EDDY, John Stephen→

director · ~60y · resigned 1992-04-09

Resigned

EDDY, Norman Roger→

director · ~89y · resigned 1992-04-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Agricultural Corporation The Agricultural Corporation PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/01/2016	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	29/03/2007	15/01/2016
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	20/07/1992	16/01/2007
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	16/07/1991	16/01/2007

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