BRISTOL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02276435 · ltd · incorporated 1988-07-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£34
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
41 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 35.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
41 charges (41/41 with lender, 41/41 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (1 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
246 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
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £34
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£34
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £34 |
| Debtors | £58.8k |
| Net assets | £34 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (131 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-27➖COLES, John Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #41
- 2009-01-13➖POOLE, Michael Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #36
- 2007-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #40
- 2007-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #39
- 2007-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #38
- 2007-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #37
- 2007-09-26🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Irish Permanent (Iom) Limited
- 2006-08-01➕POOLE, Michael Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-31➖BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #35
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #32
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2005-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2004-09-28🔒Charge registered #36Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2004-09-24🔒Charge registered #40Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2004-09-24🔒Charge registered #39Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2004-09-24🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
- 2004-09-24🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 131 events
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Willoughby 542 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Willoughby 542 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BRISTOL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · 02276435
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Willoughby 542 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Evenbrook Investment Holdings Limitedceased 11/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
North Lodge Farm Widmerpool Lane
Widmerpool
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG12 5QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (1 active · 18 resigned)
BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-23 · resigned 2006-07-31
POOLE, Michael Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2009-01-13
TREVELYAN, Michael Charles Edward→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-08-22
CLARK, David William Lyon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 1994-08-03
COLES, John Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-08-23 · resigned 2021-02-27
CORNISH, John Frederick Dadds→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 1996-09-18
GOULD, Ivan James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1995-02-21 · resigned 1995-08-22
GRIFFITHS, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1994-09-13
MANSFIELD, Linda Marjorie→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1995-02-21 · resigned 1998-05-06
MORGAN, Dennis Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 1994-09-13
NEAVES, Barry James→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1993-04-27
PORTER, Anthony William Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1993-05-19
TREVELYAN, Michael Charles Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2000-09-04
WHITE, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-09-13 · resigned 1995-02-21
WHITE, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1993-04-27 · resigned 1994-08-03
WILLINGHAM, Steven Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-08-22 · resigned 1996-09-18
WOOD, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 1994-09-13
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1996-08-23 · resigned 1996-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
41
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:41 of 41 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Irish Permanent (Iom) Irish Permanent (Iom) Limited | Legal charge | 3 properties | 26/09/2007 | 05/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/09/2004 | 06/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 24/09/2004 | 06/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/09/2004 | 06/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/09/2004 | 06/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/09/2004 | 06/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Mortgage | 5 properties | 17/06/1999 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Woolwich Woolwich PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/06/1999 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 3 properties | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 10/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 3 properties | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Evenbrook Estates Evenbrook Estates Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 22/08/1996 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 17/01/1994 | 25/06/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/05/1991 | 25/06/1999 |
Recent filings (246 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-19