VALUE RETAIL MANAGEMENT (BICESTER VILLAGE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02884096 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
114 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-08
    ➖
    MACKINTOSH, Charles David Kennedy resigned
    director
  7. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-03-31
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    ABRAMS, Jane Helen resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2019-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-04-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-03-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-02-26
    ➕
    CABOT, Christopher Laurent appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-21
    ➖
    AGAR, Duncan Forrester resigned
    director
  22. 2017-08-01
    ➕
    DURAN, Jose Luis appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    MACKINTOSH, Charles David Kennedy appointed
    director
  24. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    ABRAMS, Jane Helen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    CAUFIELD, Timothy Charles resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    BOLLIER, Desiree appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-12
    ➕
    BLANCHETTE, Frank William appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-12
    ➕
    AGAR, Duncan Forrester appointed
    director
  29. 1996-10-29
    ➕
    CAUFIELD, Timothy Charles appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-10-29
    ➖
    JONES, Gary Stanley resigned
    secretary
  31. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    GIBBS, Roderick Vernon appointed
    director
  32. 1994-01-25
    ➕
    JONES, Gary Stanley appointed
    secretary
  33. 1994-01-25
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1994-01-25
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1994-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VALUE RETAIL MANAGEMENT (BICESTER VILLAGE) LIMITED
  36. 1994-01-04
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-01-04
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Group structure

Value Retail Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Value Retail Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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VALUE RETAIL MANAGEMENT (BICESTER VILLAGE) LIMITED
This company · 02884096

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Value Retail Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Value Retail Management Limitedceased 22/03/2019· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Management Suite
Bicester Village 50 Pingle Drive
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 6WD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

BLANCHETTE, Frank William→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLLIER, Desiree→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CABOT, Christopher Laurent→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURAN, Jose Luis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, Roderick Vernon→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAMS, Jane Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
CAUFIELD, Timothy Charles→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
JONES, Gary Stanley→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-25 · resigned 1996-10-29
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-04 · resigned 1994-01-25
Resigned
AGAR, Duncan Forrester→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-12 · resigned 2019-02-21
Resigned
MACKINTOSH, Charles David Kennedy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2022-11-08
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-04 · resigned 1994-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20