BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION(THE)

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00491364 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1951-02-09

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 98 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

308 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (187 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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COULBORN, Jonathan William resigned
director
2025-07-29
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officers · CH01
2025-05-22
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officers · AP01
2025-05-20
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DE JONG, Andreas Johannes appointed
director
2025-04-22
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officers · TM01
2025-04-07
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HARDY, Angela Mary resigned
director
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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2024-12-03
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EDWARDS, David Thomas appointed
director
2024-08-05
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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officers · AP01
2024-01-04
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POWELL, Simon Nathan appointed
director
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-12-19
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GALLANT, Ashley Anne resigned
director
2023-12-11
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2023-12-11
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2023-12-11
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2023-12-05
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ADAMS, John appointed
director
2023-12-05
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BORDIGNON-VENERIO, Laura resigned
director
2023-12-05
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PETROU, Peter resigned
director
2023-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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officers · CH01
2023-01-23
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2023-01-22
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BROWER, Howard Anthony resigned
director
2022-12-19
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2022-12-19
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-06
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ISAAC, David James appointed
director
2022-12-06
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MARCHANT, Samuel Robert Sidney appointed
director
2022-12-06
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TOMASSO, Dino Vincenzo Antonio appointed
director
2022-12-06
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ADAMS, John resigned
director
2022-12-06
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COULBORN, Jonathan William appointed
director
2021-12-07
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ADAMS, John appointed
director
2021-12-07
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GIBSON, Alastair John resigned
director
2021-12-07
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TOMASSO, Dino Vincenzo Antonio resigned
director
2021-01-29
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MICHIE, Katharine Ruth resigned
director
2020-12-01
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BROWER, Howard Anthony appointed
director
2020-12-01
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CATO, Lennox Paul resigned
director
2020-12-01
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COHEN, Michael David resigned
director
2020-12-01
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HARDY, Angela Mary appointed
director
2020-12-01
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PETROU, Peter appointed
director
2020-12-01
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TOMASSO, Dino Vincenzo Antonio appointed
director
2020-10-12
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APTER, Harry Gavin resigned
director
2020-06-25
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POWELL, Simon Nathan resigned
director
2020-06-22
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GRAY, Ashley Rowland resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1951-02-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

21 John Street

London

WC1N 2BF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26