BEARMADE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09486544 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-12
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
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47250SIC 47250
  • 47640SIC 47640
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 4 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-10-16
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    WHARTON, Nell Marguerite, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-16
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    WHARTON, Nell Margueritte, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-16
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    WHARTON, Nell Margueritte, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2015-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BEARMADE LTD
  22. 2015-03-12
    ➕
    BOATFIELD, Oscar Kent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oscar Kent Boatfield
Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

The Cottage
Lofthouse
Harrogate
HG3 5RZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BOATFIELD, Oscar Kent→
director · ~32y · appointed 2015-03-12
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Active
WHARTON, Nell Marguerite, Dr→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
WHARTON, Nell Margueritte, Dr→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-16 · resigned 2018-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31