18 KENSINGTON PLACE (BATH) MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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02232076 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-17
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
131 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
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-20
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    BAKER, Ainslie resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-06-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-19
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    BAKER, Ainslie appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-10-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-09-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-05-01
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    BRAIN, Ben appointed
    director
  16. 2022-05-01
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    O'RIORDAN, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  17. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    HOOK, James Louis resigned
    director
  18. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-29
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    HOOK, James Louis appointed
    director
  20. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-14
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    O'RIORDAN, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-11-29
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    DAVIDSON, Catherine Louisa appointed
    director
  25. 2015-11-29
    ➖
    AMIES, Jonathan James resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-11-29
    ➖
    AMIES, Jonathan James resigned
    director
  27. 2015-11-29
    ➖
    NIKER, Christopher James resigned
    director
  28. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    AMIES, Jonathan James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    NIKER, Christopher James resigned
    secretary
  30. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    AMIES, Jonathan James appointed
    director
  31. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    KEEP, Alexander resigned
    director
  32. 2007-10-27
    ➖
    TAI, Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 2007-08-23
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    KEEP, Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2007-08-16
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    DALBY, Barbara Ann resigned
    director
  35. 2005-03-17
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    NIKER, Christopher James appointed
    director
  36. 2005-03-17
    ➕
    TAI, Joseph appointed
    director
  37. 2005-02-18
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    VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Joreline, Dr resigned
    director
  38. 2004-03-11
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    VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Joreline, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 2004-03-10
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    EDENBROW, Amber Claire resigned
    director
  40. 2002-03-19
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    EDENBROW, Amber Claire appointed
    director
  41. 2002-03-19
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Lorraine resigned
    director
  42. 2001-03-22
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    NIKER, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-03-22
    ➖
    PRISTON, Colin John resigned
    secretary
  44. 2001-03-02
    ➖
    PRISTON, Colin John resigned
    director
  45. 2000-03-23
    ➕
    DALBY, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
  46. 1995-06-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  47. 1995-01-01
    ➕
    PRISTON, Colin John appointed
    secretary
  48. 1995-01-01
    ➕
    PRISTON, Colin John appointed
    director
  49. 1994-09-01
    ➖
    PRIESTLEY, David Robert resigned
    secretary
  50. 1994-09-01
    ➖
    PRIESTLEY, David Robert resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

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
Incorporated1988-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Basement Flat, 18 Kensington Place
Bath
BA1 6AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

BRAIN, Ben→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Catherine Louisa→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMIES, Jonathan James→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2015-11-29
Resigned
BAKER, Ainslie→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-19 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
NIKER, Christopher James→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
O'RIORDAN, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-14 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
PRIESTLEY, David Robert→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1994-09-01
Resigned
PRISTON, Colin John→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2001-03-22
Resigned
AMIES, Jonathan James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2015-11-29
Resigned
BARANOWSKA, Rena→
director · ~76y · resigned 1994-06-01
Resigned
DALBY, Barbara Ann→
director · ~90y · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2007-08-16
Resigned
EDENBROW, Amber Claire→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2004-03-10
Resigned
HOOK, James Louis→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-04-29 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
KEEP, Alexander→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-08-23 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
NIKER, Christopher James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2015-11-29
Resigned
PRIESTLEY, David Robert→
director · ~62y · resigned 1994-09-01
Resigned
PRISTON, Colin John→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned
SIMPSON, Lorraine→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-06-17 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned
TAI, Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2007-10-27
Resigned
VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Joreline, Dr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2005-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09