WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION
🌳Matureactive
02737421 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1992-08-05
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
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
25 officers (9 active, 25 linked, 19 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
113 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-10➕BORTOT, Arietta appointeddirector
- 2023-05-10➕MCCARTHY, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2023-05-10➕POLLITT, Jessica appointeddirector
- 2022-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-06➖KELLAND, Percy Harold resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-09-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-16➕MOORE, Carolyn appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-15➖BRYAN, Mary Jane resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19➕HUNT, Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18➖ADAMS, George Mills Bramston resigneddirector
- 2017-12-04➖POPE, Sandra Jane resigneddirector
- 2016-06-06➕DREWE, Lisa Joanne appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05➕SMITH, Philip appointeddirector
- 2012-09-07➖ANTRIM, Liza, Countess resigneddirector
- 2009-11-23➕ADAMS, George Mills Bramston appointeddirector
- 2009-07-27➕BRYAN, Mary Jane appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-27➖HAMILTON, Sian Carys Davies resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-27➖LYELL, Claire resigneddirector
- 2005-07-25➕POPE, Sandra Jane appointeddirector
- 2003-05-12➖CHIVERS, Andrew Wilson resigneddirector
- 2003-02-04➕ANTRIM, Liza, Countess appointeddirector
- 2003-02-04➕KELLAND, Percy Harold appointeddirector
- 2002-10-01➖STOBIE, Michael Robert resigneddirector
- 2002-04-30➖DICKINSON, Terence Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 1997-11-26➕LYELL, Claire appointeddirector
- 1997-02-11➕REED, Adrian John Harbottle appointeddirector
- 1996-03-04➕HAMILTON, Sian Carys Davies appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-04➖WEST, Peter Edgar James resignedsecretary
- 1996-01-15➖BUXTON, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 1995-11-14➕GERARD-LEIGH, John Norman appointeddirector
- 1995-11-14➕STOBIE, Michael Robert appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➖MASSEY, Jane Marie resignedsecretary
- 1995-02-20➕WEST, Peter Edgar James appointedsecretary
- 1995-02-20➕BUXTON, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➕CHIVERS, Andrew Wilson appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1992-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Brookfield House, 38 St Paul
Street, Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (9 active · 16 resigned)
Active
BORTOT, Arietta→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-10
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DREWE, Lisa Joanne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-06
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GERARD-LEIGH, John Norman→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1995-11-14
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HUNT, Alexander John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-19
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MCCARTHY, Hannah→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2023-05-10
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POLLITT, Jessica→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-05-10
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REED, Adrian John Harbottle→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-02-11
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SMITH, Philip→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-05
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BRYAN, Mary Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2022-09-15
HAMILTON, Sian Carys Davies→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-04 · resigned 2009-07-27
LEWIS, Kenneth John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 1993-10-15
MASSEY, Jane Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-15 · resigned 1995-02-20
WEST, Peter Edgar James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 1996-03-04
ADAMS, George Mills Bramston→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-11-23 · resigned 2018-06-18
ANTRIM, Liza, Countess→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2003-02-04 · resigned 2012-09-07
BOSWELL, Adrian Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 1995-01-31
BUXTON, Ian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 1996-01-15
CHIVERS, Andrew Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 2003-05-12
DICKINSON, Terence Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 2002-04-30
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Recent filings (113 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-28