BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07717019 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-25
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-01➖STEBBINGS, Mark Warren resigneddirector
- 2023-06-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-16➖LONGDEN, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-06➕WHITTAKER, Joanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-12-02➖HAMILTON, Michael Rodney resignedsecretary
- 2020-12-02➕LONGDEN, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2020-12-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-10-06➕BARR, Nicola Joan appointeddirector
- 2016-10-06➖HADDOCK, John Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➕STEBBINGS, Mark Warren appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➖NIGHTINGALE, Barry Graham Kirk resigneddirector
- 2014-12-24➕HADDOCK, John Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2012-03-08➕DONE, Fred appointeddirector
- 2012-03-08➕HAMILTON, Michael Rodney appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-08➖JC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-03-08➖BLOOD, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2012-03-08➕NIGHTINGALE, Barry Graham Kirk appointeddirector
- 2012-03-08➖JC DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2011-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2011-07-25➕JC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-07-25➕BLOOD, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2011-07-25➕JC DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fred Done Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanne Louise Whittaker Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 24/03/2026 |
Mrs Nicola Anne Done-Orrell Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 11/01/2023 |
Mr Peter Eric Done Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities
Registered office
The Spectrum 56-58 Benson Road
Birchwood
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 7PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BARR, Nicola Joan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTAKER, Joanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Michael Rodney→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2020-12-02
LONGDEN, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2021-04-16
JC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-03-08
BLOOD, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-03-08
HADDOCK, John Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-12-24 · resigned 2016-10-06
NIGHTINGALE, Barry Graham Kirk→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2014-12-31
STEBBINGS, Mark Warren→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-06 · resigned 2023-07-01
JC DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-03-08
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-01