BISHOP HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED

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04566370 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 22.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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  2. 2025-08-11
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  3. 2025-05-12
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  4. 2024-04-16
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  5. 2023-04-26
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  6. 2022-06-06
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  7. 2021-04-26
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  8. 2020-07-23
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  9. 2019-08-08
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  10. 2018-10-11
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  11. 2017-06-28
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  12. 2016-06-03
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  13. 2015-10-07
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  14. 2015-05-29
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  15. 2014-10-06
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  16. 2006-08-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  17. 2005-04-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2004-01-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2003-12-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2003-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2003-12-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2003-11-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2003-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2002-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHOP HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  25. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, William Alun appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    MORRELL, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, William Alun appointed
    director
  28. 2002-10-17
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-10-17
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-10-17
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-10-17
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas John Morrell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr William Alun Williams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Mrs Valerie Elizabeth Ann Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/1940 · age 86
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · 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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8 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
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Bishop House
10 Wheat Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMS, William Alun→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-17
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Active
MORRELL, Nicholas John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-17
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Active
WILLIAMS, William Alun→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-10-17
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Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property15/04/2005—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/01/2004—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/12/200302/08/2006
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/12/2003—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property06/11/200317/12/2003
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/10/2003—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01