BET365 GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04241161 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2021-06-15
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    ADAMS, Oliver Richard appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-06-15
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    ADLINGTON, Simon John resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-06-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-06-23
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    ROTEM, Gil resigned
    director
  16. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2014-09-29
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    ROTEM, Gil appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2003-03-05
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    ADLINGTON, Simon John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-05
    ➖
    COATES, Denise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2001-09-25
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    COATES, Denise appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    COATES, John Fitzgerald appointed
    director
  26. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    COATES, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    ROSEFF, William Wolfe appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    COATES, Denise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    K & S SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    K & S DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BET365 GROUP LIMITED
  32. 2001-06-26
    ➕
    K & S SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-06-26
    ➕
    K & S DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Denise Coates
Individual · English · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Fitzgerald Coates
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Bet365 House Media Way
Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 5SZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

ADAMS, Oliver Richard→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-15
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Active
COATES, Denise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-25
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Active
COATES, John Fitzgerald→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-25
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Active
COATES, Peter→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-09-25
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Active
ROSEFF, William Wolfe→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-09-25
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Active
ADLINGTON, Simon John→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
COATES, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned
K & S SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned
ROTEM, Gil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2017-06-23
Resigned
K & S DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/08/200229/08/2013

Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-12-17