BELPER NORTH MILL TRUST

🌳Matureactive

03509183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-02-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£397.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

70 officers (12 active, 70 linked, 64 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

212 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £397,777

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£398k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£398k

↑ 1.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£397.8k	£393.9k
Current assets	£398.3k	£394.2k
Net assets	£397.8k	£393.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (151 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2026-03-24
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JACKSON, Ian Paul appointed
director
2026-02-17
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officers · CH01
2026-02-17
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2025-11-11
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officers · CH01
2025-11-04
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officers · CH03
2025-08-08
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accounts · AA
2025-06-12
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officers · AP01
2025-06-10
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officers · CH03
2025-06-10
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officers · CH01
2025-05-27
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MONKMAN, Emma Louise appointed
director
2024-08-07
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2024-01-28
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officers · CH03
2024-01-28
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officers · CH01
2023-12-20
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WELLS, David Anthony, Cllr appointed
director
2023-12-20
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2023-11-28
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2023-11-28
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2023-11-26
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HARLOW, Jane, Councillor resigned
director
2023-11-26
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LAYTON, John resigned
director
2023-08-26
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officers · AP01
2023-08-26
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2023-08-21
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HILL, Ian Richard appointed
director
2023-08-19
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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HARLOW, Jane, Councillor appointed
director
2023-06-01
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DOORBAR, Phillip John appointed
director
2023-06-01
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officers · AP01
2023-05-29
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officers · TM01
2023-05-26
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WATSON, Richard James resigned
director
2023-03-25
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2023-03-25
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2023-03-24
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LEE, Nancy Madeleine appointed
director
2023-03-24
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DAWBER, Barry resigned
director
2023-01-30
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KEETLEY, Adrian resigned
director
2022-07-29
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BELLAMY, Ruth resigned
director
2022-03-30
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MAGILL, Steven James resigned
director
2022-03-25
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MASSEY, Richard Alan resigned
director
2022-02-15
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MCLOUGHLIN, Lynn Patricia, Lady appointed
director
2021-07-31
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NELSON, John appointed
director
2021-03-22
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JONES, George Alfred resigned
director
2021-01-01
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HAYES, Jonathan Andrew appointed
secretary
2020-12-31
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ANNABLE, Rosemary Diane resigned
secretary
2020-12-31
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ANNABLE, Rosemary Diane, Dr resigned
director
2020-10-09
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DUNKERLEY, Peter Leslie appointed
director
2020-07-31
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MAGILL, Steven James appointed
director
2020-04-07
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SMEDLEY, Mary resigned
director
2019-11-29
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WATSON, Richard James appointed
director
2019-07-12
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NEVILLE, Maurice Richard resigned
director
2019-05-14
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ARNOLD, Peter, Cllr resigned
director
2019-03-29
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BELLAMY, Ruth appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-02-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Archway House, Belper North Mill

Bridge Foot

Belper

Derbyshire

DE56 1YD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-03

Last: 2026-02-17