BEAUFORT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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05056546 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-02-26
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
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
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 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

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

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
    ➕
    BERNSTEIN, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  8. 2021-10-19
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-10-05
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    DAKIN, Michael Gerald resigned
    director
  14. 2021-10-05
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    JOHNSON, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-09
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2020-03-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    TOWN & CITY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-03-01
    ➖
    HHL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2019-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-07-24
    ➕
    HHL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2015-07-24
    ➖
    VENMORE MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-02-19
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Julian resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    WOOD, John resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    VENMORE MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-09-10
    ➕
    DAKIN, Michael Gerald appointed
    director
  30. 2006-08-18
    ➖
    HUGHES, Emma Louise resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    WOOD, John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-08-18
    ➖
    HUGHES, David James resigned
    director
  33. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Julian appointed
    director
  34. 2004-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUFORT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
  35. 2004-02-26
    ➕
    HUGHES, Emma Louise appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-02-26
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-02-26
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-02-26
    ➕
    HUGHES, David James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

9 Pioneer Court
Morton Palms
Darlington
DL1 4WD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

TOWN & CITY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERNSTEIN, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Emma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
WOOD, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
HHL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-24 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2004-02-26
Resigned
VENMORE MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2015-07-24
Resigned
DAKIN, Michael Gerald→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2021-10-05
Resigned
HUGHES, David James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
JOHNSON, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-10-05 · resigned 2021-10-19
Resigned
ROBERTS, Julian→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2010-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-18