3 LOWER CHURCH STREET BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01941995 · ltd · incorporated 1985-08-27
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-24 | 2025-03-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-02➖BRADDICK, John Stephen Waterson resigneddirector
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-10-01➕B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-01➖VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-26➕VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-26➖CASTLE ESTATES RELOCATION SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-14➕CASTLE ESTATES RELOCATION SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-14➖GEORGE PRESS & COMPANY resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-05-05➖ELLIOT NEWMAN, John Clive resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-05➕GEORGE PRESS & COMPANY appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-05-20➕BRADDICK, Michael Robert appointeddirector
- 1996-10-18➕BRADDICK, John Stephen Waterson appointeddirector
- 1996-10-18➖BRADDICK, John Louis Saunders resigneddirector
- 1994-09-16➖SOLLOWAY, Timothy resigneddirector
- 1985-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 LOWER CHURCH STREET BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-08-27
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: 2027-12-24
Last made up to: 2026-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADDICK, Michael Robert→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIOT NEWMAN, John Clive→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-05-05
VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2014-10-01
CASTLE ESTATES RELOCATION SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2004-04-26
GEORGE PRESS & COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2003-05-14
BRADDICK, John Stephen Waterson→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 2025-06-02
BRADDICK, John Louis Saunders→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1996-10-18
SOLLOWAY, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1994-09-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25