BELL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
17003995 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BELL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  6. 2026-01-30
    BAKER, Stephen George appointed
    director
  7. 2026-01-30
    SCHAFFER, Samuel appointed
    director
  8. 2026-01-30
    TILEY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  9. 2026-01-30
    TUTTON, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2026-01-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen George Baker
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Venta House
9a Port Road
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-30
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BAKER, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active
SCHAFFER, Samuel
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active
TILEY, Stephen John
director · ~72y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active
TUTTON, Jacqueline Ann
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-01-30
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-30