18 CATHERINE PLACE (BATH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01499288 · ltd · incorporated 1980-05-30

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£1.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,892

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£5

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£1.9k	£1.9k
Current assets	£5	£5
Net assets	£1.9k	£1.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2026-01-11
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2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-26
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address · AD01
2024-06-03
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accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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2020-08-20
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accounts · AA
2019-08-09
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2018-10-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-07-12
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accounts · AA
2017-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-01
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WEST, Wendy Anna resigned
director
2017-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-27
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HOT SPRINGS PROPERTY LLP resigned
corporate-director
2014-10-01
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B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-10-01
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VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary resigned
secretary
2014-07-04
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FULLER, Margie Ann resigned
director
2011-06-01
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HOT SPRINGS PROPERTY LLP appointed
corporate-director
2011-05-31
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JENNINGS, Martyn Peter resigned
director
2008-06-26
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JENNINGS, Martyn Peter appointed
director
2008-06-26
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SMITHIES, Kenneth, His Honour resigned
director
2002-09-20
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BALL, Antonia Louise resigned
director
2002-09-20
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FULLER, Margie Ann appointed
director
2002-08-14
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SMITHIES, Kenneth, His Honour appointed
director
2002-03-11
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HUTTON, Anina Mary resigned
director
2002-03-11
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ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce resigned
director
2002-03-11
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SHEPHERDSON, Nancy Bruce resigned
director
2001-12-01
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BALL, Antonia Louise resigned
secretary
2001-12-01
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LINDSAY SMITH, James resigned
secretary
2001-12-01
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VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary appointed
secretary
2001-09-28
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BALL, Antonia Louise appointed
secretary
2001-09-28
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BALL, Antonia Louise appointed
director
2001-09-28
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KIRKUP, Clare Estelle resigned
director
2001-09-28
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LINDSAY SMITH, James resigned
director
2001-09-28
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LINDSAY SMITH, Zelma Gabrielle resigned
director
2001-09-28
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SMITH, Alison Gabrielle resigned
director
2001-06-29
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KIRKUP, Clare Estelle appointed
director
2001-06-29
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SMITH, Alison Gabrielle appointed
director
1998-07-15
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HUTTON, Anina Mary appointed
director
1998-07-15
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ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce appointed
director
1997-03-01
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SHEPHERDSON, Douglas resigned
director
1996-06-17
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SHEPHERDSON, Douglas appointed
director
1996-06-17
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SHEPHERDSON, Nancy Bruce appointed
director
1996-04-17
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COUBROUGH, Anne Margaret Eleine resigned
director
1980-05-30
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Company incorporated
As 18 CATHERINE PLACE (BATH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rhys Priestland Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	27/10/2016

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1980-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Stonemead House

95 London Road

Croydon

Surrey

CR0 2RF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOK, Fiona Stewart→

director · ~75y

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BALL, Antonia Louise→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-12-01

Resigned

LINDSAY SMITH, James→

secretary · resigned 2001-12-01

Resigned

VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

BALL, Antonia Louise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2002-09-20

Resigned

COUBROUGH, Anne Margaret Eleine→

director · ~100y · resigned 1996-04-17

Resigned

FULLER, Margie Ann→

director · ~87y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2014-07-04

Resigned

HUTTON, Anina Mary→

director · ~71y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2002-03-11

Resigned

JENNINGS, Martyn Peter→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2011-05-31

Resigned

KIRKUP, Clare Estelle→

director · ~71y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-09-28

Resigned

LINDSAY SMITH, James→

director · ~102y · resigned 2001-09-28

Resigned

LINDSAY SMITH, Zelma Gabrielle→

director · ~98y · resigned 2001-09-28

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce→

director · ~82y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2002-03-11

Resigned

SHEPHERDSON, Douglas→

director · ~120y · appointed 1996-06-17 · resigned 1997-03-01

Resigned

SHEPHERDSON, Nancy Bruce→

director · ~114y · appointed 1996-06-17 · resigned 2002-03-11

Resigned

SMITH, Alison Gabrielle→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-09-28

Resigned

SMITHIES, Kenneth, His Honour→

director · ~99y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2008-06-26

Resigned

WEST, Wendy Anna→

director · ~89y · resigned 2017-06-01

Resigned

HOT SPRINGS PROPERTY LLP→

corporate-director · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2016-10-27

Resigned

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