13/20 BLISS CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04014213 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-14
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£417
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £417
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£417
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£417
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £417 | £407 |
| Current assets | £417 | £407 |
| Net assets | £417 | £407 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-20➕MARTIN, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2016-11-20➖OLIVER, Michael resigneddirector
- 2016-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-03➖JAMES, Jeanne Valerie resigneddirector
- 2013-05-03➕OLIVER, Michael appointeddirector
- 2001-07-13➕PORTER, Timothy Howard appointedsecretary
- 2001-07-13➕PORTER, Timothy Howard appointeddirector
- 2000-11-01➖GRIST, Barbara Daisy resignedsecretary
- 2000-11-01➖GRIST, Barbara Daisy resigneddirector
- 2000-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 13/20 BLISS CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2000-06-14➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-14➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-14➕GRIST, Barbara Daisy appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-14➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2000-06-14➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 2000-06-14➕GRIST, Barbara Daisy appointeddirector
- 2000-06-14➕JAMES, Jeanne Valerie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
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 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 26 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
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 Timothy Howard Porter Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 14/06/2017 |
Mr Alexander James Martin Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 14/06/2017 |
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
Incorporated2000-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
13 Bliss Close
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 4EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
PORTER, Timothy Howard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Alexander James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PORTER, Timothy Howard→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-06-14
GRIST, Barbara Daisy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-11-01
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-06-14
GRIST, Barbara Daisy→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-11-01
JAMES, Jeanne Valerie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2013-05-03
OLIVER, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2013-05-03 · resigned 2016-11-20
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Recent filings (71 total)
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2025-06-17
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2025-02-28
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2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-03-25
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2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-03-21
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2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-03-30
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2019-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-26