BESPOKE ENGAGING EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08376436 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-28
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 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-27➕POTTS, Nathan Carlton appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-27➕POTTS, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2016-10-27➖POTTS, Joel Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE ENGAGING EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-01-28➕POTTS, Nathan Carlton appointeddirector
- 2013-01-28➕POTTS, Joel Thomas appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nathan Carlton Potts Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · PL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN-NOOR ARABIC LANGUAGE SCHOOL CIC→ 11914422 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE LTD→ 13523425 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AP MARION TRAINING LTD→ 16620514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARGYLE PRIDE GROUP CIC→ 15215056 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARTS 'N' MINDS CIC→ 16707460 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAHASA BASUDARA C.I.C.→ 13238042 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BALVUR LTD→ 16871732 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARBERS AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER CIC→ 15042945 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BE HARD TO HACK LIMITED→ 16268757 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BEACON EDUCATION CONSULTING (SOUTH WEST) LTD→ 13515723 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BEAUTY CODE TRAINING AND AESTHETICS LTD→ 11659614 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BESTRIDE LTD.→ 12606467 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
9 Deeble Close
Plymouth
PL7 4BR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
POTTS, Nathan Carlton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-10-27
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POTTS, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-27
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POTTS, Nathan Carlton→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-01-28
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POTTS, Joel Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-28 · resigned 2016-10-27
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-03