BEDFONT SPORTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06935104 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-06-16

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 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

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

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	200	400

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-08-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-03
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READER, Andrea Jane appointed
director
2021-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-28
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READER, David resigned
director
2020-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-03-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Football Foundation
2009-06-16
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Company incorporated
As BEDFONT SPORTS LIMITED
2009-06-16
➕
READER, Terence appointed
secretary
2009-06-16
➕
READER, Terence appointed
director
2009-06-16
➕
ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-06-16
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ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-06-16
➕
PARRY, David Robert appointed
director
2009-06-16
➖
PARRY, David Robert resigned
director
2009-06-16
➕
PARRY, Nicola Suzanne appointed
director
2009-06-16
➖
PARRY, Nicola Suzanne resigned
director
2009-06-16
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READER, David appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-06-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

1 Shepperton Marina

Felix Lane

Shepperton

Middlesex

TW17 8NS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

READER, Terence→

secretary · appointed 2009-06-16

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Active

READER, Andrea Jane→

director · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-03

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Active

READER, Terence→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-06-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2009-06-16

Resigned

PARRY, David Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2009-06-16

Resigned

PARRY, Nicola Suzanne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2009-06-16

Resigned

READER, David→

director · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2020-11-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	The Football Foundation	A registered charge	1 property	07/03/2017	—

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-11-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-09-03

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-09-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2024-08-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-03-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-08