BELL HOUSE DULWICH
🌳Matureactive
09016329 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-04-29
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
39 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.
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-05➖O'CONNOR, Sharon Deborah resigneddirector
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31➕O'CONNOR, Sharon Deborah appointeddirector
- 2021-02-13➕HANTON, Fabienne Danielle appointeddirector
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BELL HOUSE DULWICH
- 2014-04-29➕EVANS, David Ryan Havryn appointeddirector
- 2014-04-29➕HANTON, Angus Thomas appointeddirector
- 2014-04-29➕HANTON, Peter Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Ryan Havryn Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Angus Thomas Hanton Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Alexander Hanton Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Bell House 27 College Road
Dulwich
London
SE21 7BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
EVANS, David Ryan Havryn→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-29
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HANTON, Angus Thomas→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-29
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HANTON, Fabienne Danielle→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-02-13
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HANTON, Peter Alexander→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-04-29
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O'CONNOR, Sharon Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-31 · resigned 2022-02-05
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-06