BMEC QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09296644 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,405

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-30
Total assets£8.4k£5.2k
Current assets£2.2k£2.1k
Net assets£8.4k£5.2k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-11-04
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    DAVIS, Georgina Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-01
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    THOMAS, Louisa Margaret, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-01
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    THOMAS, Georgina Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-01
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    THOMAS, Louisa Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2014-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BMEC QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED
  21. 2014-11-05
    ➕
    THOMAS, Lisa Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-05
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    THOMAS, Richard, Prof appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-05
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    THOMAS, Georgina Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2014-11-05
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    THOMAS, Louisa Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Jayne Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/11/2016
Mr Richard Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Southgate Chambers
37-39 Southgate Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last: 2026-06-19

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIS, Georgina Elizabeth→
director · ~30y · appointed 2017-11-04
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Active
THOMAS, Lisa Jayne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-11-05
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Active
THOMAS, Louisa Margaret, Dr→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-11-01
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Active
THOMAS, Richard, Prof→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Georgina Elizabeth→
director · ~30y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Louisa Margaret→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-02