BEARTENNIS VENTURES LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.11M | £118.2k |
| Current assets | £180.5k | £1.3k |
| Cash | £180.2k | £348 |
| Debtors | £325 | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £196.4k | £-3.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BEARTENNIS VENTURES LIMITED
- 2023-03-16➕COLLINS, Benjamin James appointeddirector
- 2023-03-16➕DAVIS, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2023-03-16➕ENNIS, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2023-03-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ENNIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Dcms Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dcms Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 16/03/2023 |
Mr Richard John Ennis Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/03/2023 |
Mr Benjamin James Collins Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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