19 BATHWICK STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03522398 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-05
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£371
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (78/100)

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £371
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,893 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£371
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£831
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£682£1k£2k£3k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£371£3.4k
Current assets£831£3.4k
Net assets£371£3.3k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-30
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2021-05-17
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  7. 2019-12-30
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  8. 2018-08-24
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  9. 2017-12-28
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  11. 2016-05-02
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  12. 2016-03-09
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  15. 2015-07-22
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  16. 2012-08-31
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    STEEL, Alastair James appointed
    director
  17. 2012-08-31
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    KELSO, John Matthew resigned
    director
  18. 2009-11-01
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    THEARLE, Timothy David resigned
    director
  19. 2002-03-01
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    THEARLE, Timothy David appointed
    director
  20. 2002-02-06
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    DEYES, Marcus resigned
    director
  21. 2001-02-05
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    KELSO, John Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2000-10-02
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    DEYES, Marcus appointed
    director
  23. 2000-10-02
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    TRUMAN, Kala Leanne resigned
    director
  24. 1999-03-01
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    COPPEN, Rosamund resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-03-01
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    COPPEN, Rosamund resigned
    director
  26. 1999-03-01
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    TRUMAN, Kala Leanne appointed
    director
  27. 1999-03-01
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    WOODARD, David Laurence resigned
    director
  28. 1999-01-29
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    STEEL, Alastair James appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-07-03
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    COPPEN, Rosamund appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-07-03
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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  31. 1998-07-03
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    COPPEN, Rosamund appointed
    director
  32. 1998-07-03
    ➕
    WOODARD, David Laurence appointed
    director
  33. 1998-07-03
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1998-07-03
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1998-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 BATHWICK STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  36. 1998-03-05
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-03-05
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1998-03-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair James Steel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Windsor Cottages
Sham Castle Lane
Bath
BA2 6JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

STEEL, Alastair James→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEEL, Alastair James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPPEN, Rosamund→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-05 · resigned 1998-07-03
Resigned
COPPEN, Rosamund→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
DEYES, Marcus→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2002-02-06
Resigned
KELSO, John Matthew→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
THEARLE, Timothy David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
TRUMAN, Kala Leanne→
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2000-10-02
Resigned
WOODARD, David Laurence→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-05 · resigned 1998-07-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-05 · resigned 1998-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

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2026-01-06
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2024-12-31
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2024-03-25
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2023-12-30
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2023-03-19
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2022-12-29
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2022-03-16
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2021-12-30
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2021-05-17
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2021-05-17
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2020-04-14
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2019-12-30
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2019-03-06