26 MARLBOROUGH BUILDINGS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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03418705 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-08-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (1 active, 23 linked, 16 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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  2. 2025-07-07
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  3. 2024-08-02
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  4. 2023-09-06
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  5. 2022-08-12
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  6. 2021-06-30
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  7. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-05-31
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    BISHOP, Sophia resigned
    director
  9. 2021-05-31
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    LYONS, Rodney resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-05-31
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-07
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    MILLS, Richard James resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-09-30
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  16. 2019-07-02
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  17. 2018-06-29
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  18. 2017-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-04
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    WELLERMAN, Conan resigned
    director
  20. 2015-03-09
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    MILLS, Richard James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-02-06
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    WELLERMAN, Conan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-12-02
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    LYONS, Rodney appointed
    director
  23. 2014-12-02
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    MITCHELL, Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-20
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    OWEN, David Neil resigned
    director
  25. 2013-09-08
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    WELCH, Angus Leslie resigned
    secretary
  26. 2013-09-08
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    WELLERMAN, Conan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-09-08
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2013-09-08
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    WELCH, Angus Leslie resigned
    director
  29. 2013-09-08
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    WELCH, Annabel Adele resigned
    director
  30. 2009-07-17
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    NEEDHAM, Jane resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-07-17
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    WELCH, Angus Leslie appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-07-17
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    NEEDHAM, Jane resigned
    director
  33. 2009-07-17
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    WELCH, Angus Leslie appointed
    director
  34. 2009-07-17
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    WELCH, Annabel Adele appointed
    director
  35. 2007-06-29
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    GAINFORD, Claire resigned
    director
  36. 2007-06-29
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    WELLERMAN, Conan appointed
    director
  37. 2004-05-18
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    BISHOP, Stephen appointed
    director
  38. 2004-05-18
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    BISHOP, Sophia appointed
    director
  39. 2004-05-18
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    READ, Colin resigned
    director
  40. 2003-09-05
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    COCKAYNE, Rosemary June resigned
    director
  41. 2003-09-05
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    GAINFORD, Claire appointed
    director
  42. 2003-04-29
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    CLAGUE, Jacqueline Ruth resigned
    director
  43. 2003-04-29
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    CLAGUE, John Josepg resigned
    director
  44. 2003-04-29
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    OWEN, David Neil appointed
    director
  45. 2001-06-29
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    CLAGUE, Jacqueline Ruth appointed
    director
  46. 2001-06-29
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    CLAGUE, John Josepg appointed
    director
  47. 2000-10-20
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    DAVIES, Jonathan Peter Austen resigned
    director
  48. 1999-05-26
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    BRENNAN, Ruth Frances resigned
    director
  49. 1999-05-26
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    COCKAYNE, Rosemary June appointed
    director
  50. 1999-05-15
    ➖
    BRENNAN, Ruth Frances resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

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
Incorporated1997-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 3 26 Marlborough Buildings
Bath
Somerset
BA1 2LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last: 2026-07-16

Officers (1 active · 22 resigned)

BISHOP, Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRENNAN, Ruth Frances→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 1999-05-15
Resigned
MILLS, Richard James→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2021-04-07
Resigned
NEEDHAM, Jane→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-15 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned
WELCH, Angus Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2013-09-08
Resigned
WELLERMAN, Conan→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-08 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 1997-09-18
Resigned
BISHOP, Sophia→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
BRENNAN, Ruth Frances→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 1999-05-26
Resigned
CLAGUE, Jacqueline Ruth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
CLAGUE, John Josepg→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
COCKAYNE, Rosemary June→
director · ~87y · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 2003-09-05
Resigned
DAVIES, Jonathan Peter Austen→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 2000-10-20
Resigned
GAINFORD, Claire→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
LYONS, Rodney→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-09-08 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned
NEEDHAM, Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-09-27 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned
OWEN, David Neil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2013-11-20
Resigned
READ, Colin→
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2004-05-18
Resigned
WELCH, Angus Leslie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2013-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-31