BEHR MEDICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08497204 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16➕PARSLOW, Carole Sarah appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16➖BEHR, David Cedric resigneddirector
- 2021-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-04-13➕BEHR, Alison May appointeddirector
- 2013-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BEHR MEDICAL LIMITED
- 2013-04-22➕BEHR, David Cedric appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEHR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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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Bethany Parslow Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/12/2024 |
Mrs Carole Sarah Parslow Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Behrceased 19/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Behrceased 16/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOMBERK LTD→ 13731426 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOWOOD ONE LTD→ 14448564 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BROTHERHOOD GROUP LTD→ 15672441 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARELIFELINE LTD→ 13482821 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARERS4CARING LTD→ 14898698 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CARNIVAL RELOCATIONS LIMITED→ 07026308 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CARRYING A DREAM LTD→ 13738091 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CENTRICA DIRECTORS LIMITED→ 03844287 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CERTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 01893781 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| CETALIS LTD→ 15141831 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CF 2016 LLP→ OC413776 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CFCEPS LLP→ OC383216 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Ambulance Station 1 Gravel Hill
Chalfont St. Peter
Gerrards Cross
SL9 9QX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BEHR, Alison May→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARSLOW, Carole Sarah→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEHR, David Cedric→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-22 · resigned 2021-07-16
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-16