BDMC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05112581 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-26
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
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£459.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £459,711

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£460k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£92k£184k£276k£368k£460kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£459.7k£459.7k
Net assets£459.7k£459.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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  2. 2025-02-18
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2022-06-27
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  5. 2022-01-31
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  6. 2021-05-17
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  7. 2020-01-30
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  8. 2019-01-30
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  9. 2018-01-30
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  10. 2017-01-12
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  11. 2016-06-03
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  12. 2016-02-09
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  13. 2015-05-07
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  14. 2015-02-16
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  15. 2014-05-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-01-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Paul Lawrence Rich
  17. 2005-02-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Marc Bertola
  18. 2005-02-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2005-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2004-08-15
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    DAVIES, Reginald Gwyn resigned
    director
  21. 2004-05-04
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    DRAKE, Barnabas Daniel appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BDMC LIMITED
  23. 2004-04-26
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    DRAKE, Barnabas Daniel appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-04-26
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    COTTLE, Matthew James appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-26
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    DAVIES, Reginald Gwyn appointed
    director

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barney Daniel Drake
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Matthew James Cottle
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Units 9-10 Neptune Court
Vanguard Way
Cardiff
CF24 5PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DRAKE, Barnabas Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-26
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Active
COTTLE, Matthew James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-04-26
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Active
DRAKE, Barnabas Daniel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-05-04
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Active
DAVIES, Reginald Gwyn→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-08-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paul Lawrence Rich
Legal charge2 properties28/01/2011—
outstanding
Marc Bertola
Legal charge2 properties15/02/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties15/02/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/02/2005—
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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-10