BRIDPORT CARNIVAL COMMITTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03582571 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-06-17

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

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-06-10
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DUNFORD, Eric John resigned
director
2026-06-10
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DUNFORD, Joyce Isobel Blanche resigned
director
2026-06-10
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officers · TM01
2026-06-10
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officers · TM01
2026-06-10
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2025-07-15
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2024-08-13
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2024-04-16
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2023-07-20
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2021-12-06
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2021-05-26
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2020-10-26
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accounts · AA
2019-08-07
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officers · TM01
2019-08-05
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HICKEN, Paul resigned
director
2019-07-01
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officers · AP01
2019-07-01
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officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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DAVIES, Graham Stephen appointed
director
2019-03-18
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HICKEN, Paul appointed
director
2019-01-08
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accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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officers · TM01
2019-01-08
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officers · TM01
2019-01-08
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officers · TM02
2019-01-07
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FOX, Shaun Henry resigned
secretary
2019-01-07
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FOX, Sharon Louise resigned
director
2019-01-07
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FOX, Shaun Henry resigned
director
2017-04-19
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BAKER, Neil appointed
director
2017-04-19
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MORRIS, Brian resigned
director
2013-06-16
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DUNFORD, Joyce Isobel Blanche appointed
director
2013-06-16
➖
HIGGINS, Patrick John resigned
director
2009-12-01
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HIGGINS, Patrick John appointed
director
2009-09-15
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FOX, Shaun Henry appointed
secretary
2009-09-15
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HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy resigned
secretary
2009-09-15
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HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy resigned
director
2005-10-18
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DAVIES, Graham Stephen resigned
director
2005-10-18
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DUNFORD, Eric John appointed
director
2005-10-18
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FOX, Sharon Louise appointed
director
2005-10-18
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FOX, Shaun Henry appointed
director
2005-10-18
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MORRIS, Brian appointed
director
2002-04-25
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DAVIES, Graham Stephen appointed
director
2002-04-25
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DEAR, David Charles resigned
director
1998-06-17
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Company incorporated
As BRIDPORT CARNIVAL COMMITTEE LIMITED
1998-06-17
➕
HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy appointed
secretary
1998-06-17
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-17
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DEAR, David Charles appointed
director
1998-06-17
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HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy appointed
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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUNFORD, Eric John resigned 2026-06-10; DUNFORD, Joyce Isobel Blanche resigned 2026-06-10

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1998-06-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Victoria Grove

Bridport

Dorset

DT6 3AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BAKER, Neil→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAVIES, Graham Stephen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2019-03-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FOX, Shaun Henry→

secretary · appointed 2009-09-15 · resigned 2019-01-07

Resigned

HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2009-09-15

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 1998-06-17

Resigned

DAVIES, Graham Stephen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2005-10-18

Resigned

DEAR, David Charles→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2002-04-25

Resigned

DUNFORD, Eric John→

director · ~87y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2026-06-10

Resigned

DUNFORD, Joyce Isobel Blanche→

director · ~82y · appointed 2013-06-16 · resigned 2026-06-10

Resigned

FOX, Sharon Louise→

director · ~54y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2019-01-07

Resigned

FOX, Shaun Henry→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2019-01-07

Resigned

HICKEN, Paul→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-03-18 · resigned 2019-08-05

Resigned

HIGGINS, Patrick John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2013-06-16

Resigned

HOSKING, Simon James Kennedy→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2009-09-15

Resigned

MORRIS, Brian→

director · ~85y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2017-04-19

Resigned

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