BARTHOLOMEW TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04296947 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets—£9.9k
Current assets—£200
Net assets—£9.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-02
    ➕
    KRASNER, Ian Charles appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-02
    ➖
    GMK SPORTING SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  6. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-11-25
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  13. 2021-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-02-24
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    CHIVERS, Jeremy Charles Alistair resigned
    director
  19. 2021-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-02-24
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  21. 2021-02-24
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    officers · TM02
  22. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-02-23
    ➕
    KRASNER, Gerald Maurice appointed
    director
  24. 2021-02-23
    ➖
    ALTO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2021-02-22
    ➕
    GMK SPORTING SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2020-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    TUSON, Keith David resigned
    director
  28. 2010-10-04
    ➖
    READ, Richard John resigned
    director
  29. 2004-09-22
    ➖
    KAVANAGH, John Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2004-09-22
    ➕
    READ, Richard John appointed
    director
  31. 2003-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Singer & Friedlander Limited
  32. 2003-05-08
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, John Francis appointed
    director
  33. 2001-10-05
    ➕
    TUSON, Keith David appointed
    director
  34. 2001-10-04
    ➕
    ALTO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2001-10-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2001-10-04
    ➕
    CHIVERS, Jeremy Charles Alistair appointed
    director
  37. 2001-10-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 2001-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARTHOLOMEW TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD
  39. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Scott Dohan
Individual · American · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2021
Mrs Susan Dohan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Monkswell House
Manse Lane
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KRASNER, Gerald Maurice→
director · ~77y · appointed 2021-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KRASNER, Ian Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALTO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2021-02-23
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-04
Resigned
CHIVERS, Jeremy Charles Alistair→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2021-02-24
Resigned
KAVANAGH, John Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2004-09-22
Resigned
READ, Richard John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2010-10-04
Resigned
TUSON, Keith David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-10-05 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
GMK SPORTING SERVICES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-02-22 · resigned 2026-01-02
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Singer & Friedlander
Singer & Friedlander Limited
Guarantee and legal charge executed outside the united kingdom and comprising property situated there2 properties31/10/200303/06/2020

Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-25
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2021-11-25