BESPOKE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07434490 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-09

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

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year to Oct 2025

Net worth

£328.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25930

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £328,836

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£329k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£511k

↑ 95% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	£339.7k	£264.4k
Current assets	£511.1k	£262.0k
Net assets	£328.8k	£243.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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2025-07-28
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2023-01-18
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2022-07-22
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2021-01-22
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2020-01-30
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2019-01-17
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2018-07-31
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2017-07-31
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2016-07-25
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2015-11-10
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2015-07-16
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2014-11-19
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2014-05-22
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2013-04-19
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FARROW, Lucie Ann appointed
director
2013-04-19
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SMITH, Christine Isabella appointed
director
2010-11-09
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Company incorporated
As BESPOKE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
2010-11-09
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WARD, Simon John 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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Lucie Ann Farrow Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Miss Christine Isabella Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Simon John Ward Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-11-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25930 — SIC 25930

Registered office

10 Sextant Park, Neptune Close

Medway City Estate

Rochester

Kent

ME2 4LU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FARROW, Lucie Ann→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-19

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Active

SMITH, Christine Isabella→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-19

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Active

WARD, Simon John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-11-09

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Active

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