BEDE TOWER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08685582 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-11
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of conference organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees300300

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-01
    ➖
    ERRINGTON, Peter William resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    BURKE, David Douglas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    LAWS, Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-08-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-08-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-08-07
    ➕
    ERRINGTON, Peter William appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-03
    ➖
    WAUGH, Peter James resigned
    director
  18. 2020-06-28
    ➖
    GILLENDER, Sarah resigned
    director
  19. 2020-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-11-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2017-11-21
    ➖
    WOOD, John Stephen resigned
    director
  24. 2013-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEDE TOWER LIMITED
  25. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    LOWES, Andrew Crossley appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    BURKE, David Douglas appointed
    director
  27. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    GILLENDER, Sarah appointed
    director
  28. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2013-09-11
    ➖
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles resigned
    director
  30. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    WAUGH, Peter James appointed
    director
  31. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    WOOD, John Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BURKE, David Douglas resigned 2025-09-01; ERRINGTON, Peter William resigned 2026-03-01

Group structure

Trustees Of Bethany City Church is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Trustees Of Bethany City Church
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
BEDE TOWER LIMITED
This company · 08685582

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
Trustees Of Bethany City Church
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · SR postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AMETHYST CLEANING SERVICE LTD→
15118471 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AMZ PHARMA LTD→
15153745 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
BANK HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED→
10941579 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
BEAN VISUAL LIMITED→
11262998 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
BEAU HAIR & BEAUTY LTD→
11165431 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
BEETHOVEN HOUSE CAR WASH LTD→
16398931 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BESTY TWO LTD→
16933292 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BESTY'S BARBERZ LTD→
15906033 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BETTY TROUGHTON LTD→
12723882 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
BEZ BARBER LTD→
16356651 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BIG SCIENCE ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED→
11823951 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
BIMS UNISEX SALON LTD→
16792476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82302 — Activities of conference organisers

Registered office

Bede Tower
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

LAWS, Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWES, Andrew Crossley→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURKE, David Douglas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
ERRINGTON, Peter William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-07 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned
GILLENDER, Sarah→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2020-06-28
Resigned
WARMISHAM, Barry Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2013-09-11
Resigned
WAUGH, Peter James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned
WOOD, John Stephen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-11 · resigned 2017-11-21
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22