BESPOKE SAFETY SOLUTIONS (BSS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08622497 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-08-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-08-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-08-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-07-31
    ➕
    HARE, Richard Warren appointed
    secretary
  14. 2024-07-31
    ➕
    HARE, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-31
    ➕
    HARE, Richard Warren appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    HALFACRE, Carole Lesley resigned
    secretary
  17. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    HALFACRE, Carole Lesley resigned
    director
  18. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    HALFACRE, Gordon John resigned
    director
  19. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    HALFACRE, Carole Lesley appointed
    director
  26. 2013-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE SAFETY SOLUTIONS (BSS) LTD
  27. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    HALFACRE, Carole Lesley appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    HALFACRE, Gordon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Swan Fire (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Swan Fire (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BESPOKE SAFETY SOLUTIONS (BSS) LTD
This company · 08622497

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Swan Fire (Uk) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gordon John Halfacreceased 31/07/2024· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Carole Lesley Halfacreceased 31/07/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Sunnyside Main Street
Gawcott
Buckingham
MK18 4HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARE, Richard Warren→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARE, Catherine Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARE, Richard Warren→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALFACRE, Carole Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
HALFACRE, Carole Lesley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
HALFACRE, Gordon John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28