BARDFIELDS ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03716706 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-22
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-19➖PANNELL, Madeline Carol resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-19➖PANNELL, Howard Charles resigneddirector
- 2024-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-19➕CONWAY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-08-19➖PANNELL, Madeline Carol resigneddirector
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18➖HAMILTON, Graham Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2022-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-10📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-10➕PANNELL, Madeline Carol appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2004-11-03➕HAMILTON, Graham Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2004-11-03➖POYNTER, Glen resigneddirector
- 2004-07-16➕CARTER, Christine appointeddirector
- 2004-07-16➕POYNTER, Glen appointeddirector
- 1999-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BARDFIELDS ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1999-02-22➕PANNELL, Madeline Carol appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-22➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-22➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-02-22➕PANNELL, Howard Charles appointeddirector
- 1999-02-22➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-02-22➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Conway Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 19/02/2024 |
Mrs Christine Carter Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Howard Charles Pannellceased 15/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Madeline Carol Pannellceased 19/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Graham Lloyd Hamiltonceased 18/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
361 Rayleigh Road Eastwood
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 5PS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
CARTER, Christine→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONWAY, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PANNELL, Madeline Carol→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-19
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 1999-02-22
HAMILTON, Graham Lloyd→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2022-07-18
PANNELL, Howard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-19
PANNELL, Madeline Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2022-01-10 · resigned 2023-08-19
POYNTER, Glen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-16 · resigned 2004-11-03
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 1999-02-22
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19