BOWLSBRIDGE

🌳Matureactive
03590440 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1998-06-30
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 Jun 2018
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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£0Jun 2017Jun 2018

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2018-06-302017-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    WRIGHT, Mark Verna resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2021-01-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-01-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-01-21
    JACKSON, Janet appointed
    director
  8. 2021-01-21
    JACKSON, Janet resigned
    director
  9. 2018-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2018-07-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-07-24
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-07-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-07-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-07-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-07-20
    ROSENVINGE, Caroline Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-20
    WRIGHT, Mark Verna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-07-20
    LENTINSMITH BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-03-07
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP04
  21. 2017-03-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2017-02-28
    LENTINSMITH BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2017-02-27
    IRWIN, Victoria resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-05-17
    TOMLINSON, David Antony appointed
    director
  25. 2016-05-17
    IRWIN, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-04-01
    COCKCROFT, Cedric resigned
    secretary
  27. 2015-08-25
    FISHER, Trevor Malcolm resigned
    director
  28. 2009-07-01
    CLARK, Marjorie resigned
    director
  29. 2009-07-01
    FISHER, Trevor Malcolm appointed
    director
  30. 2006-03-24
    FORSTER, Joseph Wilfred resigned
    director
  31. 2004-08-31
    CLARK, Marjorie appointed
    director
  32. 1998-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOWLSBRIDGE
  33. 1998-06-30
    COCKCROFT, Cedric appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-06-30
    FORSTER, Joseph Wilfred appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1998-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Walker Smale The Old Smithy, The Cross
Eastgate
Leeds
LS16 9AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2018-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ROSENVINGE, Caroline Elizabeth
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
TOMLINSON, David Antony
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCKCROFT, Cedric
secretary · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
IRWIN, Victoria
secretary · appointed 2016-05-17 · resigned 2017-02-27
Resigned
WRIGHT, Mark Verna
secretary · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned
LENTINSMITH BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-02-28 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
CLARK, Marjorie
director · ~104y · appointed 2004-08-31 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
FISHER, Trevor Malcolm
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
FORSTER, Joseph Wilfred
director · ~103y · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2006-03-24
Resigned
JACKSON, Janet
director · ~85y · appointed 2021-01-21 · resigned 2021-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2018-08-10