16 CIRCUS BATH LTD

🌳Matureactive
03630725 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Jul 2025
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Opportunity
81/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-302024-07-30

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
    ➕
    HIXON, Jemma Trudie appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-27
    ➖
    HANSFORD, Lesley resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-10-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-10-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-10-03
    ➕
    HIXON, Mark Anthony, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-10-03
    ➖
    HANSFORD, Christopher Charles resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-30
    ➕
    MICHON-PECORI, Alessandra appointed
    director
  21. 2017-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-10-25
    ➖
    BLAKEY, Sheila Brookfield resigned
    director
  23. 2007-09-10
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Clive Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-28
    ➖
    HOSIER, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  25. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    BLAKE, David Russell, Professor resigned
    director
  26. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    BLAKE, David Russell, Professor appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    BLAKEY, Sheila Brookfield appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    HANSFORD, Lesley appointed
    director
  29. 1998-10-26
    ➖
    CHADWICK, David Robert resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-10-26
    ➖
    VEALE, Regine Marie Josephe resigned
    director
  31. 1998-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16 CIRCUS BATH LTD
  32. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    CHADWICK, David Robert appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    HANSFORD, Christopher Charles appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-09-14
    ➖
    DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    HOSIER, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  37. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    VEALE, Regine Marie Josephe appointed
    director
  38. 1998-09-14
    ➕
    DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1998-09-14
    ➖
    DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Doctor Mark Anthony Hixon
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest04/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Charles Hansfordceased 03/10/2023· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Basement Flat
16 Circus
Bath
BA1 2ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

HIXON, Mark Anthony, Doctor→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-03
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Active
HIXON, Jemma Trudie→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
MICHON-PECORI, Alessandra→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Clive Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHADWICK, David Robert→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 1998-10-26
Resigned
HANSFORD, Christopher Charles→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 2023-10-03
Resigned
DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 1998-09-14
Resigned
BLAKE, David Russell, Professor→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
BLAKEY, Sheila Brookfield→
director · ~101y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2010-10-25
Resigned
HANSFORD, Lesley→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
HOSIER, Jeffrey→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
VEALE, Regine Marie Josephe→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 1998-10-26
Resigned
DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 1998-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31