9 LIME GROVE BATH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02589842 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-03-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-10
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-12-09
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-01
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    ATKINSON, Paul Reginald appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-25
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    ATKINSON, Michael Leslie resigned
    director
  16. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-06-30
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Robert Edward Osbon resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-23
    ➕
    MAHER, Karen Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-23
    ➖
    COSGROVE, Kelly Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    PREW, Jeremy Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2001-01-19
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Robert Edward Osbon appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    WARREN, John Roderick resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    WARREN, John Roderick resigned
    director
  26. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    COSGROVE, Kelly Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    TRUDGEON, Sandra resigned
    director
  28. 1991-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 9 LIME GROVE BATH LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy Edward Prew
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/06/2022
Ms Karen Jane Maher
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/06/2022
Mr Paul Reginald Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/06/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

9a Lime Grove
Widcombe
Bath
Avon
BA2 4HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ATKINSON, Paul Reginald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAHER, Karen Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PREW, Jeremy Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODWIN, Robert Edward Osbon→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-19 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
WARREN, John Roderick→
secretary · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned
ATKINSON, Michael Leslie→
director · ~76y · resigned 2020-12-25
Resigned
COSGROVE, Kelly Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
TRUDGEON, Sandra→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
WARREN, John Roderick→
director · ~62y · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20