BUSINESS DECLARES NETWORK
🏛️Establishedactive
12160465 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-08-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-17➖ELLIS, Fiona Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-01➕BAKER, Hugh Samuel Devonald appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➖SANDLE, Kate Victoria resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-24➖ELKINGTON, John resigneddirector
- 2021-02-01➕COOPER, Samantha Jayne appointeddirector
- 2020-01-04➕TOLHURST, Ben appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSINESS DECLARES NETWORK
- 2019-08-16➕ELKINGTON, John appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16➕ELLIS, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16➕SANDLE, Kate Victoria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-06
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Fiona Jane Ellis Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 16/08/2019 |
Mr Hugh Samuel Devonald Baker Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/01/2025 |
Mrs Samantha Jayne Cooper Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/06/2022 |
Mr Ben Tolhurst Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/05/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Samantha Jayne Cooperceased 22/06/2022· significant influence · firm interest
- Ms Kate Victoria Sandleceased 01/11/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mr John Elkingtonceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| AVON SURGICAL LIMITED→ 10606220 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| BLESSED FELLOWSHIP LIMITED→ 15362537 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2019-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Vicarage Court
160 Ermin Street
Swindon
SN3 4NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BAKER, Hugh Samuel Devonald→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-01
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COOPER, Samantha Jayne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-01
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TOLHURST, Ben→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELKINGTON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2021-05-24
ELLIS, Fiona Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2025-12-17
SANDLE, Kate Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22