BEST WESTERN DANCE ACADEMY

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04223694 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-25

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 May 2025

Net worth

£3.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 £3,747

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,408 YoY

Cash YoY

-32%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↓ 32% YoY

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 59% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↓ 25% 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	£3.7k	£9.2k
Current assets	£13.2k	£17.6k
Cash	£8.3k	£12.2k
Debtors	£4.9k	£5.4k
Net assets	£3.7k	£9.2k

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

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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 (32 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-05-25
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MCKENZIE, Kathleen resigned
director
2003-06-02
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HADFIELD, Lynda resigned
director
2001-11-12
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STOKES, Fred resigned
director
2001-09-22
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STOKES, Pauline resigned
director
2001-05-25
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Company incorporated
As BEST WESTERN DANCE ACADEMY
2001-05-25
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PILLING, Lynda Margaret appointed
secretary
2001-05-25
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HARPER, Sandra appointed
director
2001-05-25
➕
PILLING, Lynda Margaret appointed
director
2001-05-25
➕
READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-05-25
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READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-05-25
➕
HADFIELD, Lynda appointed
director
2001-05-25
➕
MCKENZIE, Kathleen appointed
director
2001-05-25
➕
STOKES, Fred appointed
director
2001-05-25
➕
STOKES, Pauline appointed
director
2001-05-25
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READYMADE NOMINEES LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2001-05-25
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READYMADE NOMINEES LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

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 83 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

106 Holme Lane

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S6 4JW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-08

Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PILLING, Lynda Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-25

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Active

HARPER, Sandra→

director · ~83y · appointed 2001-05-25

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Active

PILLING, Lynda Margaret→

director · ~76y · appointed 2001-05-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2001-05-25

Resigned

HADFIELD, Lynda→

director · ~84y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2003-06-02

Resigned

MCKENZIE, Kathleen→

director · ~85y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2012-05-25

Resigned

STOKES, Fred→

director · ~89y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2001-11-12

Resigned

STOKES, Pauline→

director · ~74y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2001-09-22

Resigned

READYMADE NOMINEES LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2001-05-25

Resigned

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