BICKINGTON VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05714031 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-02-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

34 officers (8 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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officers · AP01
2026-05-17
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BAILEY, Jason Thomas appointed
director
2026-04-29
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LAWSON, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2026-04-29
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officers · AP01
2026-04-16
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officers · AP01
2026-04-14
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SAUNDERS, Karen Louise appointed
director
2026-03-11
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accounts · AA
2026-03-05
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SAUNDERS, Karen resigned
director
2026-03-05
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-01
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RANDLE, Neil James resigned
director
2025-08-04
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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officers · AP03
2024-12-08
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officers · TM02
2024-12-08
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officers · TM01
2024-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-08
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2024-12-05
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MARTIN, Andrew appointed
secretary
2024-12-05
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STAVELEY, Jane resigned
secretary
2024-12-05
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STAVELEY, Jane resigned
director
2024-09-16
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officers · AP01
2024-09-15
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2024-09-15
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officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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BRIDDOCK, Sarah Anne appointed
director
2024-09-10
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MARTIN, Andrew Phillip appointed
director
2024-09-10
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BAITUP, Lisa resigned
director
2024-08-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-01
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LAWSON, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2024-07-25
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LAKER, Darren Roy resigned
director
2024-06-06
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2024-06-06
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2024-06-06
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officers · TM01
2024-05-23
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COX, John Anthony resigned
director
2024-05-23
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LAKER, Darren Roy appointed
director
2024-05-23
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LAWSON, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2024-03-05
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officers · TM01
2024-02-29
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MORGAN, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-11-09
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HORSEY, Nigel George Kennedy resigned
director
2023-11-09
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PARFITT, Michelle Denise resigned
director
2023-07-18
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NORTHMORE, Olivia Louise appointed
director
2023-07-18
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BAITUP, Lisa appointed
director
2023-05-11
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SAUNDERS, Karen appointed
director
2022-10-18
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BREWIN, Roger appointed
director
2022-10-18
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FITZGERALD, Emma Victoria resigned
director
2022-01-19
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HORSEY, Nigel George Kennedy resigned
director
2022-01-18
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PARFITT, Michelle Denise appointed
director
2021-12-31
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STRIGNER, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2021-12-31
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EVANS, Christopher Gwilym Douglas resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RANDLE, Neil James resigned 2026-03-01; SAUNDERS, Karen resigned 2026-03-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Phillip Martin Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	05/12/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Jane Staveleyceased 05/12/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Robin Francis Daubeny Colbyceased 30/03/2019· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-02-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Bickington Village Hall Old Hill

Bickington

Newton Abbot

TQ12 6JX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24