BELLS TREE SURGEONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04497153 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-01-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-12-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-12📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2002-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLS TREE SURGEONS LIMITED
- 2002-07-29➕BELL, Rebekah appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-29➕BELL, Rebekah appointeddirector
- 2002-07-29➕BELL, Simon Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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 Simon Peter Bell Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/07/2016 |
Mrs Rebekah Bell Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 27/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
16 Boys Scarr, Boys Mill Lane
Luddenfoot
Halifax
West Yorks
HX2 6ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BELL, Rebekah→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-07-29
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BELL, Simon Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-07-29
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Recent filings (70 total)
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