17 FREMANTLE SQUARE (COTHAM) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01217119 · ltd · incorporated 1975-06-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£795
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £795
Net assets shrinking
Down £297 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£795
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£865
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£232£465£697£930£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£865£1.1k
Current assets£865£1.2k
Net assets£795£1.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2025-12-30
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  3. 2025-12-17
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  4. 2024-12-24
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  5. 2023-12-29
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  6. 2022-12-30
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  7. 2021-12-31
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  8. 2020-12-30
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  9. 2019-12-24
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-22
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  12. 2016-12-28
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  13. 2015-12-26
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  14. 2015-12-07
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  15. 2014-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-18
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    EQUITY PARTNERSHIP LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  17. 2014-04-18
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    YOUNG, Fiona resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-05
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    HAIGH, William resigned
    director
  19. 2012-10-05
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    YOUNG, Fiona appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-23
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    HAIGH, William appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-23
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    SMITH, Lynda resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-02
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    WALTERS, Kathryn Nyree appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-02
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    BROUGHTON, Gemma Maria resigned
    director
  24. 2004-07-23
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    BROUGHTON, Gemma Maria appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-23
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    SHAW, Timothy Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2003-02-07
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    SANDERS, Frances Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2003-02-07
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    SHAW, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2001-11-23
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    BETTERIDGE, Clare Louise resigned
    director
  29. 2001-11-23
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    SMITH, Lynda appointed
    director
  30. 2001-11-23
    ➖
    WHITT, William David resigned
    director
  31. 1999-11-13
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    BETTERIDGE, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  32. 1999-11-13
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    HICKS, Giles Hancock resigned
    director
  33. 1999-11-13
    ➕
    WHITT, William David appointed
    director
  34. 1999-10-31
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    GORIN, Jason David resigned
    director
  35. 1999-10-31
    ➕
    SANDERS, Frances Louise appointed
    director
  36. 1997-06-12
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Susan Caroline appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-06-12
    ➖
    HELPS, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-06-12
    ➕
    GORIN, Jason David appointed
    director
  39. 1997-06-12
    ➖
    HELPS, Caroline resigned
    director
  40. 1997-04-01
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    EWENS, Amma Rachel resigned
    director
  41. 1997-02-28
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    HICKS, Giles Hancock appointed
    director
  42. 1996-10-06
    ➕
    EWENS, Amma Rachel appointed
    director
  43. 1996-10-05
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    HODDS, Catherine Frances resigned
    director
  44. 1996-09-16
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    BARRACLOUGH, Susan Caroline appointed
    director
  45. 1996-09-16
    ➖
    LEY, Shaun Dominic resigned
    director
  46. 1992-07-20
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    BENOY, Angela Helen resigned
    director
  47. 1992-07-20
    ➕
    LEY, Shaun Dominic appointed
    director
  48. 1975-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17 FREMANTLE SQUARE (COTHAM) LIMITED

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Fremantle Square
Cotham
Bristol
BS6 5TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (5 active · 16 resigned)

BARRACLOUGH, Susan Caroline→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-12
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Active
BARRACLOUGH, Susan Caroline→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-09-16
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Active
BRELSTAFF, Gavin James, Dr→
director · ~65y
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Active
WALTERS, Kathryn Nyree→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-06-02
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Active
EQUITY PARTNERSHIP LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-04-18
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Active
HELPS, Caroline→
secretary · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
BENOY, Angela Helen→
director · resigned 1992-07-20
Resigned
BETTERIDGE, Clare Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 1999-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-23
Resigned
BROUGHTON, Gemma Maria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-23 · resigned 2006-06-02
Resigned
EWENS, Amma Rachel→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-10-06 · resigned 1997-04-01
Resigned
GORIN, Jason David→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 1999-10-31
Resigned
HAIGH, William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned
HELPS, Caroline→
director · ~64y · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
HICKS, Giles Hancock→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-02-28 · resigned 1999-11-13
Resigned
HODDS, Catherine Frances→
director · ~60y · resigned 1996-10-05
Resigned
LEY, Shaun Dominic→
director · ~57y · appointed 1992-07-20 · resigned 1996-09-16
Resigned
SANDERS, Frances Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-10-31 · resigned 2003-02-07
Resigned
SHAW, Timothy Edward→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
SMITH, Lynda→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-11-23 · resigned 2008-07-23
Resigned
WHITT, William David→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
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accounts · AA
2025-12-30
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officers · CH01
2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
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2022-12-30
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2022-12-17
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2021-12-31
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2021-12-18
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2020-12-30
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2020-12-12
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