BRIDPORT ENTERPRISE SUPPORTING TRAINING LIMITED

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08100592 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-06-11
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.
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year to Jun 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-25
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-11-07
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  5. 2021-09-29
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  6. 2020-10-25
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  7. 2019-11-13
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  8. 2019-11-07
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  9. 2018-11-15
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  10. 2017-12-22
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  11. 2016-12-12
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  12. 2016-06-29
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  13. 2015-12-10
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  14. 2015-06-29
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  15. 2015-01-12
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  16. 2014-07-04
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  17. 2013-05-28
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    WICKS, Jean Violet resigned
    director
  18. 2012-07-07
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    FOWLER, Michael John appointed
    director
  19. 2012-06-12
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    FOWLER, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2012-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDPORT ENTERPRISE SUPPORTING TRAINING LIMITED
  21. 2012-06-11
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    WOODGATE, Arthur Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-11
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    FOWLER, Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-11
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    WICKS, Jean Violet appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

27 Coneygar Close
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FOWLER, Michael John→
director · ~87y · appointed 2012-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODGATE, Arthur Charles→
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, Michael→
director · ~87y · appointed 2012-06-11 · resigned 2012-06-12
Resigned
WICKS, Jean Violet→
director · ~89y · appointed 2012-06-11 · resigned 2013-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-21