BATTERSEA INNS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03334402 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-17

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£43.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Licenced restaurants

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56302Public houses and bars

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £43,320

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£43k

↑ 5.8% YoY

Current Assets

£56k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£43.9k	£40.9k
Current assets	£55.6k	£52.7k
Net assets	£43.3k	£40.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-14
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Company dissolved
2026-04-28
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-20
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dissolution · DS01
2025-12-19
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2025-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-07-06
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gazette · DISS40
2024-06-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-11
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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2021-12-22
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2020-10-07
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2019-12-18
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2018-11-30
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accounts · AA
2018-03-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2015-12-17
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FAIRWAYS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-12-16
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FAIRWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-08-08
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PATEL, Anoop Kumar Nandubhai resigned
director
1997-05-01
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DHANDSA, Rajindar appointed
director
1997-03-17
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Company incorporated
As BATTERSEA INNS LIMITED
1997-03-17
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FAIRWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1997-03-17
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-17
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-17
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PATEL, Anoop Kumar Nandubhai appointed
director
1997-03-17
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-03-17
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Anoop Kumar Nandubhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	19/03/2018
Dr Narinder Dhandsa Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	19/03/2018

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Highland House

Albert Drive

Burgess Hill

West Sussex

RH15 9TN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-03-13

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

FAIRWAYS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DHANDSA, Rajindar→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FAIRWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 2015-12-16

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 1997-03-17

Resigned

PATEL, Anoop Kumar Nandubhai→

director · ~72y · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 2002-08-08

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 1997-03-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-07-14

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-28

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-16

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-07-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-03

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-22