18 BATHWICK STREET, (BATH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01560536 · ltd · incorporated 1981-05-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (68/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £5,284
Net assets shrinking
Down £967 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.3k£6.3k
Net assets£5.3k£6.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2021-12-13
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  6. 2020-07-06
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2018-12-02
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  9. 2017-12-08
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  10. 2017-10-10
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2017-09-01
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    BIRTS, Timothy James resigned
    director
  12. 2017-08-28
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    BOTTING, Richard John William appointed
    director
  13. 2017-08-28
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-12-10
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  15. 2015-12-07
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  16. 2015-09-16
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  17. 2014-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-01
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    MCNEE, Nicola Joy resigned
    director
  19. 2014-07-07
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    BIRTS, Timothy James appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-02
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    BOTTING, Richard John William resigned
    director
  21. 2012-11-02
    ➕
    MCNEE, Nicola Joy appointed
    director
  22. 2006-04-26
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    ROBINSON, Stephen Charles appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-30
    ➖
    FRIER, Jonathan Beard resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    FRIER, Jonathan Beard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-02-20
    ➖
    LEWIS, Marjorie Rose resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-02-20
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    LEWIS, Marjorie Rose resigned
    director
  27. 2001-12-01
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    BOTTING, Richard John William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-01
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    PALMER, Angus Bennet resigned
    director
  29. 1981-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 BATHWICK STREET, (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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

18 Bathwick St
Bath
North East Somerset
BA2 6NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ROBINSON, Stephen Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOTTING, Richard John William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIER, Jonathan Beard→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned
LEWIS, Marjorie Rose→
secretary · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned
BIRTS, Timothy James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
BOTTING, Richard John William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2012-11-02
Resigned
LEWIS, Marjorie Rose→
director · ~110y · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned
MCNEE, Nicola Joy→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
PALMER, Angus Bennet→
director · ~61y · resigned 2001-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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2025-12-31
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2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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2023-09-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
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accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10
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accounts · AA
2018-12-02