BEDFORD BI-FOLDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09585698 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-12
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£153.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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 £153,751
Net assets shrinking
Down £282,406 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£641k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£241k£482k£723k£964k£1.2mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£433.2k£457.6k
Current assets£1.11M£1.20M
Cash£641.0k£900.3k
Debtors£142.2k£79.3k
Net assets£153.8k£436.2k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-09-18
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-09-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-09-05
    ➕
    UMNEY, Kevin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-09-05
    ➕
    UMNEY, Leigh Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2018-09-04
    ➖
    ADBRITE SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEDFORD BI-FOLDS LTD
  22. 2015-05-12
    ➕
    UMNEY, Garry appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-12
    ➕
    UMNEY, Jonathon appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-12
    ➕
    ADBRITE SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Umney
Individual · English · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2016
Mr Johnathan Umney
Individual · English · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

First Floor, Woburn Court 2 Railton Road
Kempston
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 7PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

UMNEY, Garry→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UMNEY, Jonathon→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UMNEY, Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-05
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Active
UMNEY, Leigh Daniel→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADBRITE SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-12 · resigned 2018-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14