BEREAN BIBLE CLUB LTD

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14802550 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 88910Child day-care activities
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
  • 94910Activities of religious organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-14
    BAKARE, Oluwafunbi resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEREAN BIBLE CLUB LTD
  7. 2023-04-14
    BAKARE, Omobola appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-04-14
    BAKARE, Omobola appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-14
    BAKARE, Oluwafunbi appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Omobola Bakare
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control14/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Oluwafunbi Bakareceased 31/12/2024· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

17 Darnell Way
Northampton
Northampton
NN3 6RW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BAKARE, Omobola
secretary · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
BAKARE, Omobola
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
BAKARE, Oluwafunbi
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-04-14 · resigned 2025-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-14