BRIDPORT AREA DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

06864923 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-31

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

33 officers (7 active, 33 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-24
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WEST, John Ashley resigned
director
2025-08-13
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accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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JOHNSON, Ian Albert appointed
director
2024-12-10
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CULPIN, Phyllida resigned
director
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-22
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BOURBON, Jonathan Andre resigned
director
2024-09-22
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officers · TM01
2024-08-28
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BOURBON, Jonathan Andre appointed
director
2024-08-28
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officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-26
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JOHNSON, Ian Albert resigned
director
2024-07-16
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FISHER, James Victor resigned
director
2024-07-16
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officers · AP01
2024-07-15
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FISHER, James Victor appointed
director
2024-03-31
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officers · TM01
2024-03-31
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officers · TM01
2024-03-26
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PATERSON, Richard Michael resigned
director
2024-03-26
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SCUTT, Alan Bernard resigned
director
2024-01-08
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officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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JOHNSON, Ian Albert appointed
director
2023-11-07
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accounts · AA
2023-09-17
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officers · TM01
2023-08-30
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BOVE, Carlo resigned
director
2023-05-31
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officers · AP01
2023-05-26
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officers · AP01
2023-05-26
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officers · TM01
2023-05-25
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BARK, Ian Richard appointed
director
2023-05-25
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COLLARD, Michael David appointed
director
2023-05-25
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CARNEY, Sarah resigned
director
2022-10-11
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accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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officers · CH01
2022-05-26
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officers · AP01
2022-05-25
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BOVE, Carlo appointed
director
2022-04-07
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COOK, Andrew John appointed
director
2021-11-16
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PATERSON, Richard Michael appointed
director
2021-09-22
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WAKAR, Marek Waclaw appointed
secretary
2021-09-22
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WAKAR, Marek Waclaw appointed
director
2021-09-22
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SCUTT, Alan Bernard appointed
director
2021-09-22
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VAUGHAN, John Patrick, Professor resigned
director
2021-09-22
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WARE, Trevor David Oliver resigned
director
2021-09-22
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WEST, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2021-09-22
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WHITE, Vanessa resigned
director
2020-09-21
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CULPIN, Phyllida appointed
director
2020-07-29
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LEE, David appointed
director
2020-06-20
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CLIFFE, David Bernard resigned
director
2020-04-02
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WHITE, Vanessa appointed
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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Literary And Scientific Institute

51 East Street

Bridport

Dorset

DT6 3JX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31