BRITISH MINIATURE HORSE SOCIETY

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02898107 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-02-15
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
33 officers (3 active, 33 linked, 28 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £9,273

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£9k
↑ 116% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£30.2k£25.2k
Current assets£11.0k£5.7k
Net assets£9.3k£4.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-11-07
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-11-09
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2019-09-30
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  8. 2018-10-06
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  9. 2018-04-18
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  10. 2018-04-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-18
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  13. 2018-02-20
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  14. 2017-12-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2016-09-03
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    EDGAR, Wendy Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2016-08-19
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    BROWN, Pauline Ruth resigned
    director
  17. 2016-02-28
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    EDGAR, Louise Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-02-28
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    MILLER, Deborah Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-01-20
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    EDGAR-KINGMAN, Louise Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-20
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    EDGAR, Wendy Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2015-08-10
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    QUINEY, Julian resigned
    director
  22. 2015-02-28
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    LEWIS, Melanie Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2015-02-28
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    MARTIN, Donald Roy resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-15
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    MARSH, Caroline resigned
    director
  25. 2014-02-15
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    WHITWICK, Carol Lillian resigned
    director
  26. 2011-02-18
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    WHITE, Joanne resigned
    director
  27. 2009-10-24
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    LEWIS, Melanie Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2009-10-24
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    MARTIN, Donald Roy appointed
    director
  29. 2009-10-24
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    THOMPSON, Brenda Elizabeth resigned
    director
  30. 2009-10-24
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    WHITWICK, Carol Lillian appointed
    director
  31. 2009-03-01
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    MILLER, Deborah Jane appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-01-25
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    LEWIS, Diane Patricia resigned
    secretary
  33. 2009-01-25
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    MARSH, Caroline appointed
    director
  34. 2009-01-25
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    QUINEY, Julian appointed
    director
  35. 2009-01-25
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    THOMPSON, Brenda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 2009-01-25
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    WHITE, Joanne appointed
    director
  37. 2008-10-30
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    SHERIDAN, John Joseph resigned
    director
  38. 2007-10-30
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    FOULKES, Maxine Georgina resigned
    director
  39. 2006-09-21
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    DOMHILL, Jane Amanda resigned
    director
  40. 2005-10-30
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    BROWN, Pauline Ruth appointed
    director
  41. 2005-04-01
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    WILLIAMS, Loraine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  42. 2005-01-28
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    HANDS, Jane resigned
    director
  43. 2005-01-26
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    GRAHAM, Lillian Beatrice resigned
    director
  44. 2005-01-26
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    TOLTON, Gillian resigned
    director
  45. 2004-11-12
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    VALENTINE, Nicholas Pillers resigned
    director
  46. 2004-01-01
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    FOULKES, Maxine Georgina appointed
    director
  47. 2003-12-06
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    ROBINSON, George resigned
    director
  48. 2003-12-06
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    WINDSOR, David John resigned
    director
  49. 2003-09-28
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    LEWIS, Diane Patricia appointed
    secretary
  50. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    HAMPTON, Sarah Isabel resigned
    secretary
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Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendy Anne Edgar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest06/04/2016
Mrs Louise Elizabeth Edgar-Kingman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
—25–50%25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Wendy Anne Edgar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Louise Elizabeth Edgar-Kingman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1994-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Stretcholt Farm
Stretcholt
Nr Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 30 resigned)

EDGAR, Louise Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDGAR, Wendy Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDGAR-KINGMAN, Louise Elizabeth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADORIAN, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 2000-06-21
Resigned
HAMPTON, Sarah Isabel→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-21 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
LEWIS, Diane Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-28 · resigned 2009-01-25
Resigned
MILLER, Deborah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2016-02-28
Resigned
ADORIAN, Melanie Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 2001-08-23
Resigned
ADORIAN, Patricia→
director · ~84y · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 2001-11-24
Resigned
BROWN, Pauline Ruth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-10-30 · resigned 2016-08-19
Resigned
DELVES, Derek→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
DOMHILL, Jane Amanda→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-06-21 · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
EDGAR, Wendy Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-03-24 · resigned 2016-01-20
Resigned
FOULKES, Maxine Georgina→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2007-10-30
Resigned
GRAHAM, Lillian Beatrice→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-07-11 · resigned 2005-01-26
Resigned
GRUNDON, Norman Stephen→
director · ~85y · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 2001-12-06
Resigned
HANDS, Jane→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
HOWARD, Peter John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
LARRIGAN, Tanya→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-07-14 · resigned 1997-04-05
Resigned
LEWIS, Melanie Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-24 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (136 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01