BESPOKE METAL PLANTERS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15415680 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,925

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£7.9k
Current assets£12.5k
Cash£12.5k
Net assets£7.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-17
    ➖
    HENDY, Ryan resigned
    director
  7. 2024-08-20
    ➕
    JONES, Darren Scott appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-20
    ➕
    SHELDON, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2024-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-02-05
    ➖
    JONES, Darren Scott resigned
    director
  13. 2024-02-05
    ➖
    SHELDON, Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE METAL PLANTERS LIMITED
  19. 2024-01-16
    ➕
    HENDY, Ryan appointed
    director
  20. 2024-01-16
    ➕
    JONES, Darren Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2024-01-16
    ➕
    SHELDON, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2024-01-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Darren Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ryan Hendyceased 17/12/2024· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

64 Victoria Road
Horley
RH6 7PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Darren Scott→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-20
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Active
SHELDON, Andrew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDY, Ryan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned
JONES, Darren Scott→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2024-02-05
Resigned
SHELDON, Andrew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2024-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-19