B4BMCR.ORG COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌿Early-stageactive
14920865 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-06-07
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£0
Current assets£0
Cash£0
Debtors£0
Net assets£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
    GILBERT, Jay resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-11
    SULLIVAN, Amy Christine, Mrs, resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-06
    GILBERT, Jay appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-02-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-02-05
    CARTER, Reece Houghton resigned
    director
  10. 2023-06-20
    DOWD, Erin resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B4BMCR.ORG COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  13. 2023-06-07
    DOWD, Francis Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-07
    LANE, Lyndsey appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-07
    RADFORD, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-07
    CARTER, Reece Houghton appointed
    director
  17. 2023-06-07
    DOWD, Erin appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-07
    SULLIVAN, Amy Christine, Mrs, appointed
    director
  19. 2023-06-07
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILBERT, Jay resigned 2026-01-28; SULLIVAN, Amy Christine, Mrs, resigned 2025-11-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Paul Dowd
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control07/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Unit 5 153 Great Ducie Street
Manchester
M3 1FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DOWD, Francis Paul
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-07
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Active
LANE, Lyndsey
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-06-07
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Active
RADFORD, Stephen Richard
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-06-07
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Active
CARTER, Reece Houghton
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2025-02-05
Resigned
DOWD, Erin
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
GILBERT, Jay
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-02-06 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Amy Christine, Mrs,
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-20
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-06-07