BEDFONT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09753208 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-28
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-01➖BRUMMELL, Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-01➕SMITH, Jason Trevor appointeddirector
- 2015-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BEDFONT LIMITED
- 2015-08-28➕SMITH, Trevor Charles Leslie appointeddirector
- 2015-08-28➕BRUMMELL, Barbara appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Trevor Charles Leslie Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Station Yard
Station Road
Harrietsham
Kent
ME17 1JA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SMITH, Jason Trevor→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-10-01
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SMITH, Trevor Charles Leslie→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUMMELL, Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-08-28 · resigned 2023-04-01
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28