8 SPENCERS BELLE VUE (BATH) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01772010 · ltd · incorporated 1983-11-22
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 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.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-03➕FRY, Kristina Cameron appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03➖FRY, Paul Granville resigneddirector
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1983-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 8 SPENCERS BELLE VUE (BATH) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Kristina Cameron Fry Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Barmaby James Gwytherceased 17/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
First Floor, Units 3/4 Cranmere Court, Lustleigh Close
Matford Business Park
Exeter
Devon
EX2 8PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
FRY, Kristina Cameron→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2023-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRY, Paul Granville→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2023-07-03
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-19