4 VANE STREET BATH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03464016 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-11-12
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: medium (70/100)

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
    KEEGAN, Andrew resigned
    director
  2. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-16
    ASHBY, Alan Miles appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-19
    CLARK, Martin resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-17
    HAWKINS, Leslie Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2023-09-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-09-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-09-02
    KEEGAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-07-19
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2022-07-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2022-07-06
    LIMITED, Spg Property appointed
    secretary
  20. 2022-07-05
    PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2022-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-03-22
    MILLS, Richard James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2022-03-22
    PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2022-03-22
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  25. 2022-03-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2022-03-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  29. 2019-10-10
    MILLS, Richard James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-09-09
    O'DONOVAN, Gervase Antony Manfred resigned
    secretary
  31. 2013-12-18
    CLARK, Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-12
    WITTON, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2010-03-03
    HAWKINS, Leslie Robert appointed
    director
  34. 2009-01-31
    FAULKNER, Robert William resigned
    director
  35. 2007-06-01
    BROWN, Richard resigned
    secretary
  36. 2007-06-01
    O'DONOVAN, Gervase Antony Manfred appointed
    secretary
  37. 2005-02-17
    BRYANT, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  38. 2005-02-17
    FAULKNER, Robert William appointed
    director
  39. 2003-09-16
    BRYANT, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  40. 2003-09-16
    LOVE, Andrew resigned
    director
  41. 2002-04-29
    BOWEN, Niall Thomas resigned
    secretary
  42. 2002-04-29
    BROWN, Richard appointed
    secretary
  43. 2002-01-28
    LOVE, Andrew appointed
    director
  44. 2001-09-25
    BOWEN, Niall Thomas appointed
    secretary
  45. 2001-09-25
    RYALL, James resigned
    secretary
  46. 1997-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 VANE STREET BATH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  47. 1997-11-12
    RYALL, James appointed
    secretary
  48. 1997-11-12
    WITTON, Peter Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated1997-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Unit 6 Pickwick Park
Park Lane
Corsham
SN13 0HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

LIMITED, Spg Property
secretary · appointed 2022-07-06
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Active
ASHBY, Alan Miles
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-04-16
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Active
BOWEN, Niall Thomas
secretary · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
BROWN, Richard
secretary · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
MILLS, Richard James
secretary · appointed 2019-10-10 · resigned 2022-03-22
Resigned
O'DONOVAN, Gervase Antony Manfred
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
RYALL, James
secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned
PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-22 · resigned 2022-07-05
Resigned
BRYANT, Elizabeth Anne
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2005-02-17
Resigned
CLARK, Martin
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-12-18 · resigned 2023-09-19
Resigned
FAULKNER, Robert William
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned
HAWKINS, Leslie Robert
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-03-03 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned
KEEGAN, Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-09-02 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned
LOVE, Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-01-28 · resigned 2003-09-16
Resigned
WITTON, Peter Charles
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-05