29 BELL STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED

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02374379 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-04-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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  2. 2024-11-25
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  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2023-09-25
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    EVEREST, Hilary Ann resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-09-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-06-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-03-16
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  8. 2022-09-09
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  9. 2021-06-30
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  10. 2020-05-18
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  11. 2019-05-16
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  12. 2018-05-15
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  13. 2017-05-18
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  14. 2016-05-16
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  15. 2016-04-26
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  16. 2015-11-12
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  17. 2009-06-27
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    WRIGHT, Keith John appointed
    director
  18. 2009-06-21
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    HANCOCK, Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2004-10-01
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    EVEREST, Hilary Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-10-01
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    LUTRING, Gary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-12-01
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    LUTRING, Gary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-12-01
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    SANDERSON, Debbie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-11-05
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    DRUMMOND, Tara resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-11-05
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    SANDERSON, Debbie appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-08-26
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    GOODYEAR, John Mark resigned
    director
  26. 1998-08-26
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    HANCOCK, Graham appointed
    director
  27. 1997-05-13
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    GOODYEAR, John Mark appointed
    director
  28. 1997-04-14
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    DRUMMOND, Tara appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-01-01
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    RYAN, Paul Edward resigned
    secretary
  30. 1995-07-04
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    DONALDSON-SINCLAIR, Nigel Hugh resigned
    director
  31. 1995-07-04
    ➖
    RYAN, Paul Edward resigned
    director
  32. 1993-07-17
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    FIELDING, Lisa Corinne resigned
    secretary
  33. 1993-07-17
    ➕
    RYAN, Paul Edward appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-07-17
    ➖
    FIELDING, Lisa Corinne resigned
    director
  35. 1993-07-17
    ➕
    RYAN, Paul Edward appointed
    director
  36. 1993-04-20
    ➖
    FAKES, Brian Peter resigned
    director
  37. 1993-04-20
    ➖
    PRICE, Nicholas Mark resigned
    director
  38. 1993-04-20
    ➖
    ASHLEY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 1991-02-22
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    DONALDSON-SINCLAIR, Nigel Hugh appointed
    director
  40. 1989-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 29 BELL STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1989-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Gardner Court, Bell Street
Whitchurch
Hampshire
RG28 7DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

WRIGHT, Keith John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-06-27
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Active
DRUMMOND, Tara→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-14 · resigned 2000-11-05
Resigned
EVEREST, Hilary Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2023-09-25
Resigned
FIELDING, Lisa Corinne→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-17
Resigned
LUTRING, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
RYAN, Paul Edward→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-17 · resigned 1997-01-01
Resigned
SANDERSON, Debbie→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-05 · resigned 2001-12-01
Resigned
DONALDSON-SINCLAIR, Nigel Hugh→
director · ~85y · appointed 1991-02-22 · resigned 1995-07-04
Resigned
FAKES, Brian Peter→
director · ~80y · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned
FIELDING, Lisa Corinne→
director · ~60y · resigned 1993-07-17
Resigned
GOODYEAR, John Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 1998-08-26
Resigned
HANCOCK, Graham→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-08-26 · resigned 2009-06-21
Resigned
PRICE, Nicholas Mark→
director · ~63y · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned
RYAN, Paul Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-07-17 · resigned 1995-07-04
Resigned
ASHLEY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · resigned 1993-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
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accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
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accounts · AA
2020-05-18