BATH & WEST ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02891950 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

81100SIC 81100
82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
82302Activities of conference organisers

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
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officers · AP01
2025-11-20
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SUDBURY, Alison Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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officers · TM01
2025-07-24
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MOIR, Lance Stuart resigned
director
2025-07-24
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THATCHER, Martin resigned
director
2025-04-17
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accounts · AA
2025-01-06
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officers · TM01
2024-11-15
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GIDNEY, David Guy resigned
director
2024-11-14
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officers · TM01
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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FELTON, Michael John resigned
director
2024-06-20
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officers · AP01
2024-06-18
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officers · AP01
2024-06-14
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SCREECH, Christopher Ronald appointed
director
2024-06-14
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TUCKER, Karl John appointed
director
2023-07-17
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officers · RP04TM01
2023-05-23
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accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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officers · TM01
2023-03-08
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officers · TM01
2022-10-13
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officers · AP01
2022-07-15
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DREWETT, Robert Nicholas Foord resigned
director
2022-07-15
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YEOMAN, Angela Betty resigned
director
2022-07-04
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PARIS, Carol appointed
director
2022-06-09
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accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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accounts · AA
2021-02-11
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officers · TM01
2021-01-31
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COX, Geoffrey Rupert resigned
director
2020-09-09
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officers · TM01
2020-07-01
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HOOPER, Paul John resigned
secretary
2020-07-01
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ASH, Richard William John resigned
director
2019-06-14
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CALVER, Richard Thomas, Dr resigned
director
2017-03-03
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THATCHER, Martin appointed
director
2015-03-06
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COX, Geoffrey Rupert appointed
director
2014-10-27
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GUISE, Hilary Jane, Dr resigned
director
2014-09-23
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HOOPER, Paul John appointed
secretary
2014-06-02
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HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb resigned
secretary
2014-06-02
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HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb resigned
director
2013-05-01
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DREWETT, Robert Nicholas Foord appointed
director
2013-03-01
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PETO, Robert Henry Haldane appointed
director
2013-03-01
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ASH, Richard William John appointed
director
2013-03-01
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FELTON, Michael John appointed
director
2013-03-01
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GIDNEY, David Guy appointed
director
2013-03-01
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MOIR, Lance Stuart appointed
director
2013-03-01
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YEOMAN, Angela Betty appointed
director
2012-12-07
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HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb appointed
secretary
2012-12-07
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REDWOOD, Peter Boverton, Sir resigned
secretary
2012-12-07
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REDWOOD, Peter Boverton, Sir resigned
director
2012-02-06
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GOODE, Alan Raymond resigned
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MOIR, Lance Stuart resigned 2025-07-24; THATCHER, Martin resigned 2025-07-24

Group structure

Royal Bath And West Of England Society is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Royal Bath And West Of England Society

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BATH & WEST ENTERPRISES LIMITED

This company · 02891950

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
Royal Bath And West Of England Society Corporate entity	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1994-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68202 — Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres

Registered office

The Showground

Shepton Mallet

Somerset

BA4 6QN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-26

Last: 2025-08-12