BESPOKE TENTS & EVENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12710173 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-01
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,393

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£18.4k£11.9k
Current assets£18.7k£16.7k
Net assets£18.4k£11.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-04
    CARTHEW, Hugh resigned
    director
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE TENTS & EVENTS LTD
  11. 2020-07-01
    STOKES, Roland appointed
    director
  12. 2020-07-01
    CARTHEW, Hugh appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-01
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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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roland Stokes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hugh Carthewceased 29/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77210 — Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Registered office

Wernfawr
Penpont
Brecon
LD3 8ET
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STOKES, Roland
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
CARTHEW, Hugh
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-01