BESPOKE BODIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
03710070 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees20002100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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  2. 2025-05-16
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  3. 2024-01-15
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  4. 2023-01-04
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  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-11-09
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-12
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  9. 2019-01-15
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  10. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-22
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  13. 2015-11-12
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  14. 2015-03-02
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  15. 2015-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-25
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    BAILEY, Anthony Douglas Graham resigned
    director
  17. 2014-02-01
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    BAILEY, Anthony Douglas Graham appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2013-10-24
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    RAMSDEN, Mark Firth resigned
    director
  20. 2013-09-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2013-07-01
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    RAMSDEN, Mark Firth appointed
    director
  22. 2007-04-04
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    BESWICK, John Warwick Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2006-09-11
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    STURT, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-09-11
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    STURT, Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-11
    ➖
    PRICE, William Austin resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-09-11
    ➖
    PRICE, William Austin resigned
    director
  27. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    PRICE, William Austin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-07-07
    ➖
    STURT, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    BESWICK, John Warwick Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    PRICE, William Austin appointed
    director
  31. 2004-04-04
    ➖
    STURT, Margaret resigned
    director
  32. 2001-06-10
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    BISHOPP, Corinna resigned
    director
  33. 2000-07-31
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    BISHOPP, Corinna appointed
    director
  34. 1999-03-01
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    STURT, John Edward appointed
    director
  35. 1999-03-01
    ➕
    STURT, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-03-01
    ➕
    STURT, Margaret appointed
    director
  37. 1999-02-10
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-02-10
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1999-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE BODIES LTD
  40. 1999-02-09
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1999-02-09
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Edward Sturt
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Margaret Sturt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29201 — SIC 29201

Registered office

Units 38-39 Hardwick Grange
Woolston
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 4RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

STURT, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-11
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Active
STURT, John Edward→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STURT, Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRICE, William Austin→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
STURT, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 1999-02-10
Resigned
BAILEY, Anthony Douglas Graham→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2014-10-25
Resigned
BESWICK, John Warwick Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2007-04-04
Resigned
BISHOPP, Corinna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2001-06-10
Resigned
PRICE, William Austin→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
RAMSDEN, Mark Firth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2013-10-24
Resigned
STURT, Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2004-04-04
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 1999-02-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/10/2013—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/09/2013—
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12