BID MASTERS LTD

🌳Matureactive

03115226 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-18

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 May 2025

Net worth

£53.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 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

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £53,216

Cash YoY

+14%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£89k

↑ 14% YoY

Net Worth

£53k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Assets

£169k

↑ 38% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£82.5k	£76.6k
Current assets	£169.3k	£122.8k
Cash	£89.0k	£78.3k
Debtors	£80.3k	£44.6k
Net assets	£53.2k	£41.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2025-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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officers · CH01
2024-02-22
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officers · CH01
2024-02-22
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officers · CH01
2024-02-22
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officers · CH01
2024-02-22
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address · AD01
2024-01-15
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accounts · AA
2023-10-19
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address · AD01
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
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WHITEAKER, Giselle resigned
director
2021-09-10
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officers · TM01
2020-08-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-11
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2020-07-31
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accounts · AA
2020-07-17
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address · AD01
2020-07-01
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accounts · AA01
2020-06-16
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officers · AP01
2020-06-15
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officers · AP01
2020-06-09
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COYLE, David Alexander appointed
director
2020-06-09
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GEORGE, Robert Christopher appointed
director
2020-06-09
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OLIVER, Hannah Jane appointed
director
2020-06-09
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WHITEAKER, Giselle appointed
director
2018-08-31
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ARRAS, Amelie Marie Gwendoline resigned
director
2017-01-13
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ARRAS, Amelie Marie Gwendoline appointed
director
2012-11-01
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PETERSEN, Kevin resigned
secretary
2008-07-16
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WOOD, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2008-07-16
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WOOD, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2007-07-29
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PETERSEN, Kevin appointed
secretary
2007-07-29
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SWEET, Tracy Jayne resigned
secretary
2000-04-09
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SWEET, Tracy Jayne appointed
secretary
2000-04-07
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COYLE, Robert Alexander resigned
secretary
1995-10-18
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Company incorporated
As BID MASTERS LTD
1995-10-18
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COYLE, Peter Joseph appointed
director
1995-10-18
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COYLE, Robert Alexander appointed
secretary
1995-10-18
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SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-10-18
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SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-10-18
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S C F (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1995-10-18
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S C F (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Joseph Coyle Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-10-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

Unit 11 Dukes Court

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 8FX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

COYLE, David Alexander→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-06-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COYLE, Peter Joseph→

director · ~69y · appointed 1995-10-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GEORGE, Robert Christopher→

director · ~70y · appointed 2020-06-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OLIVER, Hannah Jane→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-06-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COYLE, Robert Alexander→

secretary · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 2000-04-07

Resigned

PETERSEN, Kevin→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-29 · resigned 2012-11-01

Resigned

SWEET, Tracy Jayne→

secretary · appointed 2000-04-09 · resigned 2007-07-29

Resigned

SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1995-10-18

Resigned

ARRAS, Amelie Marie Gwendoline→

director · ~34y · appointed 2017-01-13 · resigned 2018-08-31

Resigned

WHITEAKER, Giselle→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2021-09-10

Resigned

WOOD, Richard Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2008-07-16

Resigned

S C F (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1995-10-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

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2026-02-27

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2025-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-22

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officers · CH01

2024-02-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-11