B E WEDGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04669648 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
72 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-03-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-09-01
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    WOOLRIDGE, Christopher James appointed
    director
  11. 2019-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-04
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    WRIGHT, Malcolm resigned
    director
  13. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-03-26
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    DUXBURY, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-01
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    GRAHAM, Dawn Lesley appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    LYNAM, David Arthur resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    PARSONS, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    NAYLOR, David Arthur resigned
    director
  23. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    DUXBURY, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    NAYLOR, David Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    WOOLRIDGE, Jeremy Frederick appointed
    director
  26. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    LYNAM, David Arthur appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2004-01-31
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Malcolm appointed
    director
  31. 2003-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As B E WEDGE LIMITED
  32. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2003-02-18
    ➕
    ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

B E Wedge Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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B E Wedge Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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B E WEDGE LIMITED
This company · 04669648

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
B E Wedge Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/02/2017

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
Incorporated2003-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Stafford Street
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 1RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

GRAHAM, Dawn Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARSONS, Jonathan David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOLRIDGE, Christopher James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOLRIDGE, Jeremy Frederick→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYNAM, David Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
DUXBURY, Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2015-03-26
Resigned
NAYLOR, David Arthur→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
WRIGHT, Malcolm→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-01-31 · resigned 2019-12-04
Resigned
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-14