BERNARD WALSH AND CO LTD

🌳Matureactive
09039706 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-14
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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.

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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  2. 2025-01-20
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2021-08-02
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  7. 2020-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-03-23
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    DANIELLS, Virginia Alexandra appointed
    director
  10. 2020-03-23
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-28
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    WALSH, Barry James resigned
    director
  13. 2019-08-28
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-07-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-31
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  16. 2018-01-26
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  17. 2016-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-16
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    WALSH, Barry James appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BERNARD WALSH AND CO LTD
  20. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    WALSH, Bernard Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bernard Vincent Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

5 Elm Lane
Charlton Down
Dorchester
DT2 9FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DANIELLS, Virginia Alexandra→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-03-23
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Active
WALSH, Bernard Vincent→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-05-14
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Active
WALSH, Barry James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-16 · resigned 2019-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21