BEDFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13638968 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-09-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30

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
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-12
    LAWLEY, Edward William resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-02-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-03-15
    CHAPMAN, Kelly appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-15
    SALISBURY, Kevin appointed
    director
  18. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEDFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  21. 2021-09-23
    LAWLEY, Edward William appointed
    director
  22. 2021-09-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-08

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
Miss Kelly Chapman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
sig. influencesignificant influence12/02/2025
Mr Kevin Salisbury
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence12/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edward William Harry Lawleyceased 12/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

177 Bedford Road
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 8DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHAPMAN, Kelly
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-03-15
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Active
SALISBURY, Kevin
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-03-15
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Active
LAWLEY, Edward William
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2025-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18