152 BEDFORD HILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02755694 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-14
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£945
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £945

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£945
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£945
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£189£378£567£756£945Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-142024-10-14
Total assets£945£683
Current assets£945£683
Net assets£945£683

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2025-10-20
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  3. 2025-07-07
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    SUSHON, Anatoly resigned
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  4. 2024-11-28
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  5. 2023-11-11
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  6. 2023-01-22
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  7. 2021-10-22
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  8. 2020-11-09
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  9. 2019-11-05
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  10. 2019-11-04
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  11. 2018-12-03
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  12. 2018-10-29
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    PITKETHLY, Catriona Ruth appointed
    director
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  14. 2018-10-29
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  15. 2018-04-27
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    MCLAREN, Jack resigned
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  16. 2017-11-09
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  17. 2016-10-21
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  18. 2015-10-28
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  19. 2011-02-25
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    BIRCH, Robert Edward Harvey resigned
    director
  20. 2011-02-25
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    MCLAREN, Jack appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-02
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    BIRCH, Robert Edward Harvey appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-02
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    NEWBOLD, Jamie Richard resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-10
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    ELLIS, Mark Justin resigned
    director
  24. 2002-04-10
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    SUSHON, Anatoly appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-28
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    HESCH, Rebecca resigned
    director
  26. 2001-09-28
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    NEWBOLD, Jamie Richard appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-30
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    ELLIS, Mark Justin appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-30
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    FOSTER, Leila Susanne resigned
    director
  29. 1996-10-20
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    KANIUK, Ross appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-10-20
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    HARRISON, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  31. 1996-10-20
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    FOSTER, Leila Susanne appointed
    director
  32. 1996-10-20
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    HARRISON, Joanne resigned
    director
  33. 1996-10-20
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    HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie resigned
    director
  34. 1994-10-02
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    HARRISON, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-10-02
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    HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie resigned
    secretary
  36. 1994-09-30
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    CRAWFORD, Moira Lesley resigned
    director
  37. 1994-09-30
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    HESCH, Rebecca appointed
    director
  38. 1993-07-23
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    BENNETT, Richard Guy resigned
    director
  39. 1993-07-23
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    HARRISON, Joanne appointed
    director
  40. 1992-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 152 BEDFORD HILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  41. 1992-10-14
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    KANIUK, Ross appointed
    director
  42. 1992-10-14
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    HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie appointed
    secretary
  43. 1992-10-14
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    WALFORD, Peter Neal appointed
    secretary
  44. 1992-10-14
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    WALFORD, Peter Neal resigned
    secretary
  45. 1992-10-14
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    BENNETT, Richard Guy appointed
    director
  46. 1992-10-14
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    CRAWFORD, Moira Lesley appointed
    director
  47. 1992-10-14
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    HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie appointed
    director
  48. 1992-10-14
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    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles appointed
    director
  49. 1992-10-14
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    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles resigned
    director

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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 34 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Kaniuk
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

152 Bedford Hill
Balham
London
SW12 9HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last made up to: 2025-10-14
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

KANIUK, Ross→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-20
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Active
KANIUK, Ross→
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-10-14
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Active
PITKETHLY, Catriona Ruth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active
HARRISON, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-02 · resigned 1996-10-20
Resigned
HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1994-10-02
Resigned
WALFORD, Peter Neal→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1992-10-14
Resigned
BENNETT, Richard Guy→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1993-07-23
Resigned
BIRCH, Robert Edward Harvey→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-05-02 · resigned 2011-02-25
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Moira Lesley→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
ELLIS, Mark Justin→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-05-30 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
FOSTER, Leila Susanne→
director · ~98y · appointed 1996-10-20 · resigned 1999-05-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Joanne→
director · ~60y · appointed 1993-07-23 · resigned 1996-10-20
Resigned
HASSENKAMP, Anne-Marie→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1996-10-20
Resigned
HESCH, Rebecca→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
MCLAREN, Jack→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned
NEWBOLD, Jamie Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2005-05-02
Resigned
SUSHON, Anatoly→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2025-07-07
Resigned
WARMISHAM, Barry Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 1992-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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