BRADFORD & LEEDS PROPERTIES LTD

🌳Matureactive

00834223 · ltd · incorporated 1965-01-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 49.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 49.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	3	200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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DENBY, Oliver Charles appointed
director
2024-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2017-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2010-09-14
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Charge satisfied #15
2010-09-14
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Charge satisfied #14
2010-09-14
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Charge satisfied #10
2010-09-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2010-09-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2003-08-29
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Charge satisfied #13
2003-08-29
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Charge satisfied #12
2003-08-29
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Charge satisfied #11
2000-07-21
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Commercial Acceptances Limited
1994-05-14
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Charge satisfied #9
1994-05-14
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Charge satisfied #5
1992-03-09
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DENBY, Maria Dolores appointed
secretary
1992-03-09
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BARBER, John Damian appointed
secretary
1992-03-04
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BARBER, John Damian resigned
secretary
1992-02-05
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-01-20
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1991-11-19
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Charge satisfied #7
1991-11-19
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Charge satisfied #3
1991-10-29
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Charge satisfied #4
1991-10-29
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Charge satisfied #2
1991-10-29
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Charge satisfied #1
1991-09-30
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC
1991-09-30
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC
1991-05-16
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1991-05-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1991-05-10
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1991-05-10
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1991-03-05
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1988-07-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1988-01-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1987-04-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1976-11-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1976-09-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Welfare Insurance Company.

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

73/100

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 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

London Property Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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London Property Investments Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BRADFORD & LEEDS PROPERTIES LTD

This company · 00834223

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
London Property Investments Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1965-01-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

39 The Grove

Ilkley

West Yorkshire

LS29 9NJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

DENBY, Maria Dolores→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-09

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Active

DENBY, Charles Frederick→

director · ~81y

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Active

DENBY, Maria Dolores→

director · ~78y

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Active

DENBY, Oliver Charles→

director · ~56y · appointed 2024-11-29

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Active

BARBER, John Damian→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-03-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Commercial Acceptances Commercial Acceptances Limited	Legal charge	1 property	21/07/2000	14/09/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	05/02/1992	14/09/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	20/01/1992	29/08/2003
satisfied	Allied Dunbar Assurance Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC	Legal charge and floating legal charge	1 property	30/09/1991	29/08/2003
satisfied	Allied Dunbar Assurance Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC	Legal charge and floating legal charge	1 property	30/09/1991	29/08/2003
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	16/05/1991	14/09/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	16/05/1991	14/05/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	10/05/1991	14/09/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	10/05/1991	19/11/1991
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	05/03/1991	14/09/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/07/1988	14/05/1994
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	04/01/1988	29/10/1991
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	16/04/1987	19/11/1991
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	23/11/1976	29/10/1991
satisfied	Welfare Insurance Company.	Charge	1 property	20/09/1976	29/10/1991

Recent filings (140 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-11-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-09-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-11-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-11-17