BLACKPOOL & DISTRICT CANINE SOCIETY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08364663 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-01-17
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £979.9k |
| Current assets | — | £904.0k |
| Net assets | — | £979.9k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-19➖HOWELL, Judith Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2016-05-01➕HOWELL, Judith Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-04-30➖CLARK, Rick resigneddirector
- 2013-01-18➕BENTHAM, Stephanie Josephine appointeddirector
- 2013-01-18➕HALL, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2013-01-18➕CLARK, Rick appointeddirector
- 2013-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKPOOL & DISTRICT CANINE SOCIETY LTD
- 2013-01-17➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2013-01-17➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 79 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 13 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen William Hall Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Stephanie Josephine Bentham Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Shenedene Gregson Lane
Hoghton
Preston
PR5 0DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BENTHAM, Stephanie Josephine→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2013-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Stephen William→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Rick→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2016-04-30
HOWELL, Judith Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2016-10-19
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2013-01-17
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-20