BACMANS COMMUNITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08421540 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,928

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.3k£7.0k
Current assets£5.9k£6.9k
Net assets£3.9k£3.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, David appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-04
    ➖
    BENNETT, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-01-30
    ➖
    BROWN, Paul Andrew resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-01-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Paul Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-07-15
    ➕
    BENNETT, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  22. 2013-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BACMANS COMMUNITY LIMITED
  23. 2013-02-27
    ➕
    HOWARD, Joan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-02-27
    ➕
    MANNERS, Christina appointed
    director
  25. 2013-02-27
    ➕
    MANNERS, Robert Wylie 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 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Christina Manners
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Joan Howard
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Robert Wylie Manners
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
—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
Incorporated2013-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Lynemouth Miners Welfare Institute Bridge Road
Lynemouth
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 5YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD, Joan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNERS, Christina→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNERS, Robert Wylie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Paul Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2024-01-30
Resigned
BENNETT, Geoffrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-07-15 · resigned 2024-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10