BELLRINGING COURSES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06199671 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-04-02
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
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,930

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£714£1k£2k£3k£4kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.9k£1.6k
Current assets£2.9k£3.6k
Net assets£2.9k£1.6k

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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-11-21
    ➕
    CRESSHULL, Jonathan appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-21
    ➕
    LE FEVRE, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-21
    ➕
    ROWSE, Victoria Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    WINTERBOURNE, Margaret resigned
    director
  10. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    WINTERBOURNE, Michael resigned
    director
  11. 2023-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    CRESSHULL, Jonathan resigned
    director
  19. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Joanna Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2022-05-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-11-04
    ➖
    BARBER, Rachael Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2018-11-04
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2012-12-07
    ➖
    PURNELL, Christine resigned
    director
  28. 2011-10-02
    ➕
    BARBER, Rachael Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2010-12-04
    ➕
    CRESSHULL, Jonathan appointed
    director
  30. 2010-12-04
    ➖
    PAY, Peter resigned
    director
  31. 2007-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLRINGING COURSES LIMITED
  32. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    TRIMM, Michael appointed
    secretary
  33. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    TRIMM, Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    PAY, Peter appointed
    director
  35. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    PURNELL, Christine appointed
    director
  36. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    WINTERBOURNE, Margaret appointed
    director
  37. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    WINTERBOURNE, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Holmleigh Cottages
Fovant
Salisbury
SP3 5JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

TRIMM, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRESSHULL, Jonathan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LE FEVRE, Victoria Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWSE, Victoria Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRIMM, Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARBER, Rachael Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-10-02 · resigned 2018-11-04
Resigned
CRESSHULL, Jonathan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-12-04 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
KNIGHT, Joanna Elizabeth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-04 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
PAY, Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2010-12-04
Resigned
PURNELL, Christine→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2012-12-07
Resigned
WINTERBOURNE, Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned
WINTERBOURNE, Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-19