INFORMATION RESOURCES (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED

📈Growthactive
03926854 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.76M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (3 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
136 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £875,797
Turnover YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£1.76M£1.60M
Gross profit£917.5k£812.4k
Operating profit£706.8k£616.8k
Profit before tax£875.8k£683.7k
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
    O'BRIEN, Kirsty resigned
    director
  3. 2024-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-14
    SPRINGETT, Patricia appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-01
    HOLMAN, Hannah appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-01
    GILLESPIE, Robert Alistair Martin resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-01
    O'BRIEN, Kirsty appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-01
    VERMEER, Daniel Marinus Maria resigned
    director
  15. 2021-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  23. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-05-25
    SHELDRAKE, Peter John resigned
    director
  25. 2018-05-25
    VERMEER, Daniel Marinus Maria appointed
    director
  26. 2017-08-14
    CROUCH, Jennifer Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2017-07-10
    GILLESPIE, Robert Alistair Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2017-06-08
    SHIELDS, Geoffrey Brian resigned
    director
  29. 2016-02-26
    CROUCH, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2016-02-26
    HAAN, John Edward resigned
    director
  31. 2015-02-17
    SHIELDS, Geoffrey Brian appointed
    director
  32. 2012-11-15
    GILPIN, Sally Jane appointed
    secretary
  33. 2012-08-07
    GEORGE, Philip Roger Perkins resigned
    secretary
  34. 2012-08-07
    HAAN, John Edward appointed
    director
  35. 2012-08-07
    NUTTALL, Richard resigned
    director
  36. 2012-08-07
    RAE, Neil, Mr. resigned
    director
  37. 2012-08-07
    RAVI KUMAR, Balasingham resigned
    director
  38. 2012-08-07
    SHELDRAKE, Peter John appointed
    director
  39. 2012-08-07
    WHISCOMBE, Phil John resigned
    director
  40. 2012-03-31
    DALGLEISH, Bruce Warren resigned
    director
  41. 2012-03-31
    RAE, Neil, Mr. appointed
    director
  42. 2010-07-13
    NUTTALL, Richard appointed
    director
  43. 2010-01-31
    TIBBITTS, John Alfred Neville resigned
    director
  44. 2009-12-31
    DALGLEISH, Bruce Warren appointed
    director
  45. 2009-12-31
    DOUGHTY, William Robert resigned
    director
  46. 2009-05-11
    RAVI KUMAR, Balasingham appointed
    director
  47. 2009-05-11
    SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn resigned
    director
  48. 2009-01-30
    CONLON, David George resigned
    director
  49. 2009-01-30
    SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn appointed
    director
  50. 2007-12-17
    CONLON, David George appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Information Resources (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Information Resources (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
INFORMATION RESOURCES (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED
This company · 03926854

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Information Resources (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

3rd Floor (South) 200 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 29 resigned)

GILPIN, Sally Jane
secretary · appointed 2012-11-15
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Active
HOLMAN, Hannah
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-01
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Active
SPRINGETT, Patricia
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-10-14
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Active
GEORGE, Philip Roger Perkins
secretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2012-08-07
Resigned
THOMPSON, Harold Lister
secretary · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2004-03-03
Resigned
TIBBITTS, John Alfred Neville
secretary · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2001-04-09
Resigned
BONDLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-08-23
Resigned
BYRNE, James Anthony John
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned
CONLON, David George
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
CROUCH, Jennifer Louise
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-02-26 · resigned 2017-08-14
Resigned
DALGLEISH, Bruce Warren
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DOUGHTY, William Robert
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
GILBEY, Hannah
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2005-11-07
Resigned
GILLESPIE, Robert Alistair Martin
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
HAAN, John Edward
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
LAWSON, Ian Michael
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2002-07-08
Resigned
LINDSAY, David Boyd
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2005-12-22
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2006-12-18
Resigned
MITCHELL, Cyril Leslie
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned
NUTTALL, Richard
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2012-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale ("the Senior Lenders")
Debenture1 property23/08/2000
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Recent filings (136 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-01