BYE TO CANCER

🌳Matureactive
07866804 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-12-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-11
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  3. 2023-10-05
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2021-11-16
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  6. 2020-10-30
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  7. 2019-10-07
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  8. 2018-10-15
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  9. 2018-10-02
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  10. 2017-10-04
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  11. 2016-10-10
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  12. 2015-12-01
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  13. 2015-10-09
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  14. 2015-06-11
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    HASSAN, Zabie appointed
    director
  15. 2014-12-18
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  16. 2014-09-04
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  17. 2011-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BYE TO CANCER
  18. 2011-12-01
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    BATES, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-01
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    BATES, Susan Jean appointed
    director
  20. 2011-12-01
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    BURKETT, Jean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jean Burkett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Jean Bates
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Mark Bates
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

The Lodge Mason St
Coseley
Wolverhampton
WV14 9SZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BATES, Mark Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-01
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BATES, Susan Jean→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-12-01
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Active
BURKETT, Jean→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-12-01
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Active
HASSAN, Zabie→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-06-11
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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-01-27
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2025-10-29
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2024-12-04
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2024-10-11
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2023-12-12
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2023-10-05
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2022-12-06
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2022-10-26
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2021-12-01
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2021-11-16
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2020-12-03
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2020-10-30
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2019-12-11
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2019-10-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-20