21 ST JAMES'S SQUARE (BATH) LIMITED

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03625616 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-09-02
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,660

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 1542% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£769£2k£2k£3k£4kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£2.7k£162
Current assets£3.8k£2.5k
Net assets£2.7k£162

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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  2. 2025-06-06
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  3. 2024-06-21
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  4. 2023-06-23
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  5. 2023-06-22
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    DUNLOP, James Rhys resigned
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  6. 2023-06-06
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  7. 2022-06-17
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  8. 2021-06-09
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  9. 2020-06-15
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  10. 2019-06-19
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  11. 2018-06-04
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  12. 2017-06-27
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  13. 2017-01-03
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  14. 2016-12-16
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    GIBSON, Kathryn Mary appointed
    director
  15. 2016-06-15
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  16. 2015-09-03
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  17. 2015-06-19
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  18. 2012-11-08
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    BARNES, Vera Gertrude resigned
    director
  19. 2001-09-17
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    MARSON, Elaine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-09-17
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    MARSON, Elaine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2001-09-17
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    DUNLOP, James Rhys resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-17
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    BARNES, Vera Gertrude appointed
    director
  23. 2001-09-17
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    PICKEN, David Hyndman resigned
    director
  24. 2000-10-31
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    JAMIESON, Eleanor resigned
    director
  25. 1999-04-28
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    DUNLOP, James Rhys appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-04-28
    ➖
    READ, Philip Miles resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-04-28
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    DUNLOP, James Rhys appointed
    director
  28. 1999-04-28
    ➖
    READ, Kathlyn resigned
    director
  29. 1999-04-28
    ➖
    READ, Philip Miles resigned
    director
  30. 1999-04-27
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    JAMIESON, Eleanor appointed
    director
  31. 1999-04-24
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    PICKEN, David Hyndman appointed
    director
  32. 1998-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 ST JAMES'S SQUARE (BATH) LIMITED
  33. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    READ, Philip Miles appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-09-02
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-09-02
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-09-02
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    READ, Kathlyn appointed
    director
  37. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    READ, Philip Miles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

141 Englishcombe Lane
Bath
BA2 2EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MARSON, Elaine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Kathryn Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSON, Elaine Elizabeth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNLOP, James Rhys→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 2001-09-17
Resigned
READ, Philip Miles→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1999-04-28
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-09-02
Resigned
BARNES, Vera Gertrude→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-09-17 · resigned 2012-11-08
Resigned
DUNLOP, James Rhys→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 2023-06-22
Resigned
JAMIESON, Eleanor→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
PICKEN, David Hyndman→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-24 · resigned 2001-09-17
Resigned
READ, Kathlyn→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1999-04-28
Resigned
READ, Philip Miles→
director · ~87y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1999-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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2025-09-02
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2025-06-06
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2024-09-03
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2024-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-06-23
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2023-06-06
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2022-09-02
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2022-06-17
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2021-09-03
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2021-06-09
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2020-09-02
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accounts · AA
2020-06-15
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2019-09-02