BEDFORD ARMS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

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11503665 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-08-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-30
    ➕
    SHERRY, James Ryan appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    DRANE, John Richard resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BEDFORD ARMS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  15. 2018-08-07
    ➕
    DRANE, John Richard appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-07
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-07
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    director
  18. 2018-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-08-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Suite 8b, First Floor Aw House
6-8 Stuart Street
Luton
Us Addresses Only
LU1 2SJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHERRY, James Ryan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRANE, John Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-08-07 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-08-07 · resigned 2018-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-28