4 BELMONT (BATH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01432610 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-25

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2024-10-31
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2023-10-31
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2022-11-01
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2021-11-02
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2021-04-06
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2021-04-06
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2021-04-06
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2021-04-06
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2021-04-06
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2021-04-03
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BIRKS-HAY, Adam Nicholas appointed
director
2021-04-03
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BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie resigned
director
2021-03-19
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2020-11-03
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2019-11-06
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2018-11-04
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2017-11-07
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2016-10-27
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2014-04-25
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BIRKS-HAY, Anthony Edwyn resigned
director
2006-09-24
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BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie appointed
director
2006-09-24
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MYERS, Edna Nicol resigned
director
2005-08-19
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BIRKS-HAY, Paul Raphael appointed
director
2005-08-19
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SHIER, Heather Margaret resigned
director
2004-08-17
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DE BEAUFORT SUCHLICK, Patricia Ann appointed
secretary
2004-08-17
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GEORGE, Peter Ian Desmond appointed
director
2004-08-16
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BIRKS-HAY, Anthony Edwyn resigned
secretary
2004-08-16
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BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie resigned
director
1999-06-19
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BIRKS-HAY, Anthony Edwyn appointed
secretary
1999-06-19
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SHIER, Heather Margaret resigned
secretary
1995-11-16
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BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie appointed
director
1995-01-25
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FLETCHER, Geraldine Mary resigned
director
1979-06-25
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Company incorporated
As 4 BELMONT (BATH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Raphael Birks-Hay Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/04/2021
Mr Adam Nicholas Birks-Hay Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Leslie Margaret Birds-Hayceased 03/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1979-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 Belmont

Bath

Somerset

BA1 5DZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

DE BEAUFORT SUCHLICK, Patricia Ann→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-17

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Active

BIRKS-HAY, Adam Nicholas→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-03

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Active

BIRKS-HAY, Paul Raphael→

director · ~51y · appointed 2005-08-19

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Active

GEORGE, Peter Ian Desmond→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-08-17

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Active

BIRKS-HAY, Anthony Edwyn→

secretary · appointed 1999-06-19 · resigned 2004-08-16

Resigned

SHIER, Heather Margaret→

secretary · resigned 1999-06-19

Resigned

BIRKS-HAY, Anthony Edwyn→

director · ~89y · resigned 2014-04-25

Resigned

BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie→

director · ~85y · appointed 2006-09-24 · resigned 2021-04-03

Resigned

BIRKS-HAY, Margaret Leslie→

director · ~85y · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2004-08-16

Resigned

FLETCHER, Geraldine Mary→

director · ~126y · resigned 1995-01-25

Resigned

MYERS, Edna Nicol→

director · ~96y · resigned 2006-09-24

Resigned

SHIER, Heather Margaret→

director · ~105y · resigned 2005-08-19

Resigned

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