BEDTIMEFLIRT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05027451 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-27

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 14142

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Average employees	200	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-04-30
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2023-04-27
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2022-03-22
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2021-04-29
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2020-04-30
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2018-12-07
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2018-04-30
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accounts · AA
2017-10-30
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accounts · AA01
2016-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-26
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accounts · AA
2015-10-26
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capital · SH01
2015-01-30
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ROBINSON, Joanna Michelle appointed
director
2005-12-01
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ROBINSON, Joanna Michelle appointed
secretary
2005-04-25
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1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-03-05
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1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-01-29
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WHITE, Marc appointed
director
2004-01-29
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1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2004-01-29
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1ST CONTACT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2004-01-27
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Company incorporated
As BEDTIMEFLIRT LIMITED
2004-01-27
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1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-27
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1ST CONTACT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Marc White Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50	25–50%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/01/2017
Miss Joanna Michelle Robinson Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	24/01/2017

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

Incorporated2004-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC14142 — SIC 14142

Registered office

Stoneygate House

2 Greenfield Road

Holmfirth

West Yorkshire

HD9 2JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ROBINSON, Joanna Michelle→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-01

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Active

ROBINSON, Joanna Michelle→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-30

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Active

WHITE, Marc→

director · ~50y · appointed 2004-01-29

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Active

1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2005-04-25

Resigned

1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

1ST CONTACT DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

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