37 THE EMBANKMENT BEDFORD (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02630021 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-17

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£7.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (5 active, 26 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,318

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£9.7k	£7.8k
Current assets	—	£7.8k
Net assets	£7.3k	£6.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-08-19
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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HAINES, Kyle Matthew appointed
secretary
2023-08-01
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officers · AP03
2023-08-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
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BRANSTON, Marlies appointed
director
2023-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25
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GARNER, Timothy Gerrard resigned
director
2023-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-18
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COLADANGELO, Lawrence resigned
director
2022-11-18
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VENTRIGLIA, Guiseppe resigned
director
2022-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-31
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BENSON, Janice Marion appointed
director
2022-07-31
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BENSON, Rodney Lewis resigned
director
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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BYGRAVES, Steven appointed
director
2020-10-26
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GARNER, Timothy Gerrard appointed
director
2019-02-01
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PORTER, Sheila resigned
secretary
2019-02-01
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PORTER, Sheila resigned
director
2018-06-29
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GARNER, Shirley Joan resigned
director
2012-07-19
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STEPHENS, Herbert Simon resigned
director
2012-01-06
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JOSEPHS, Jane, Dr appointed
director
2009-12-11
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ARMSTRONG, Nancy resigned
director
2009-12-11
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VENTRIGLIA, Guiseppe appointed
director
2009-09-03
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PORTER, Sheila appointed
director
2008-06-02
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PORTER, Charles Robert resigned
secretary
2007-08-24
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PORTER, Sheila appointed
secretary
2007-08-24
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PORTER, Charles Robert resigned
director
2002-03-21
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COLADANGELO, Lawrence resigned
secretary
2002-03-21
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PORTER, Charles Robert appointed
secretary
2002-03-21
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BENSON, Rodney Lewis appointed
director
2000-10-24
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ASHWELL, Raymond Styles resigned
director
2000-08-02
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BAYFIELD, Ursula resigned
director
2000-08-02
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BULL, Roy Arthur resigned
director
2000-08-02
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GARNER, Shirley Joan appointed
director
2000-08-02
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PORTER, Charles Robert appointed
director
1999-08-24
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STEPHENS, Herbert Simon appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Lawrence Coladangelo Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Dr Jane Josephs Individual · British · DOB 10/1938 · age 88	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Guiseppe Ventriglia Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Rodney Lewis Bensonceased 31/07/2022· significant influence
Shirley Garnerceased 20/07/2020· significant influence
Mrs Sheila Porterceased 01/02/2019· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

48a Bunyan Road

Kempston

Bedford

MK42 8HL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17