BARTLETT HOLMES BUILDING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
04947138 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-06-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-01-22
    ➖
    HOLMES, Steven Daniel resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-01-22
    ➖
    HOLMES, Steven Daniel resigned
    director
  13. 2020-01-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-12
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2017-01-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  19. 2017-01-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2017-01-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2016-12-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  22. 2016-12-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  23. 2013-08-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2013-01-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Leslie Elizabeth Bill and Martin Oliver Hoskins
  25. 2012-11-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2011-04-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2010-12-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2009-10-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2007-11-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2003-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARTLETT HOLMES BUILDING SERVICES LTD
  31. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Shaun Neil appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    HOLMES, Steven Daniel appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    HOLMES, Steven Daniel appointed
    director
  36. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARTLETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shaun Bartlett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Steven Holmesceased 07/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · TQ postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ARMADALE HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
05850032 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
AS&P MANAGING CONSULTANTS LTD→
11192887 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ASHTONS PROPERTIES LTD→
13147875 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
B CAMM HOLDINGS LTD→
13883663 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
B4 ESTATES LIMITED→
05251534 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
BAMBY PROPERTIES LIMITED→
16771223 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BARKER INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
15809892 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BARKER'S PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→
14951159 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
BARRINGTON HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY (TORQUAY) LIMITED→
01925400 · est 1985 · no financials extracted
————40y——
BARTON HALL FARM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
06597535 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
BARTON PROPERTY LIMITED→
06572504 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
BAXTER PROPERTY (UK) LIMITED→
09199326 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

91a Wolborough Street
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 1LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BARTLETT, Shaun Neil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Steven Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2020-01-22
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned
HOLMES, Steven Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2020-01-22
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/12/2016—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/12/2016—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/08/201312/01/2017
satisfied
Leslie Elizabeth Bill and Martin Oliver Hoskins
Legal charge1 property16/01/201312/01/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/11/201212/01/2017
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/04/2011—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/10/200904/12/2010
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/11/2007—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23