BCF ACTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03734674 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-17

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£5.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (8 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

98 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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,543

Cash YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↑ 5.5% YoY

Net Worth

£6k

↑ 730% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 6.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£21.0k	£22.5k
Current assets	£8.9k	£8.4k
Cash	£8.0k	£7.6k
Net assets	£5.5k	£668

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-07-26
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TOPHAM, Lynne Kathleen appointed
director
2026-07-26
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officers · AP01
2026-07-23
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officers · AP01
2026-07-15
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DYER, Elizabeth Ruth appointed
director
2026-04-13
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TOPHAM, Lynne Katheen resigned
director
2026-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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DYER, Leonard Nicholas appointed
director
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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LAWES, Bernard Stephen resigned
director
2019-12-19
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accounts · AA
2019-04-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-04-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-27
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accounts · AA
2018-10-01
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DAVIES, Christine Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-03-22
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COWLEY, Angela Ruth appointed
director
2018-03-22
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TOPHAM, Lynne Katheen appointed
director
2017-02-04
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NICE, Michael Ian appointed
secretary
2017-02-04
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REYNOLDS, John resigned
secretary
2017-02-03
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DAVIES, Christine Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-02-03
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REYNOLDS, John resigned
director
2017-02-03
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WALTER, Philip Keith, Rev resigned
director
2013-12-11
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LAWES, Graham John Mousley resigned
director
2012-01-17
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DUNCAN, Daphne appointed
director
2012-01-10
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HODGES, John Lewis resigned
director
2011-05-17
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SALMON, Vernon John appointed
director
2011-05-17
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LAWES, Bernard Stephen appointed
director
2011-05-17
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REES, Ian Neville resigned
director
2005-04-11
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LAWES, Graham John Mousley appointed
director
2002-01-27
➕
REES, Ian Neville appointed
director
2000-10-30
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REYNOLDS, John appointed
secretary
2000-10-30
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REYNOLDS, John appointed
director
2000-09-30
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OSBORNE, Carole Ann resigned
secretary
1999-09-30
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REED, Andrew James resigned
director
1999-03-17
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Company incorporated
As BCF ACTION LIMITED
1999-03-17
➕
NICE, Michael Ian appointed
director
1999-03-17
➕
OSBORNE, Carole Ann appointed
secretary
1999-03-17
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-03-17
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-03-17
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HODGES, John Lewis appointed
director
1999-03-17
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REED, Andrew James appointed
director
1999-03-17
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WALTER, Philip Keith, Rev appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Vernon John Salmon Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/11/2018
Mr Michael Ian Nice Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/11/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Rev Philip Keith Walterceased 01/09/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr John Lewis Hodgesceased 01/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1999-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

93 Froxhill Crescent

Brixworth

Northampton

NN6 9LN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08