B.T. PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01744442 · ltd · incorporated 1983-08-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 40.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 40.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1995-04-01➕TORR, Sylvia appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➖GREEN, David Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1994-08-26➖GREEN, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 1986-05-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1983-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs B.T. PROPERTIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Ian Torr Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Seftons
135 - 143 Union Street
Oldham
Lancashire
OL1 1TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
GREEN, David Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-03-31
GREEN, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1994-08-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/05/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30