BATH ROW DEVELOPMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

05083633 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-24

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

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

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-06-10
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
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WILKINS, Graham David resigned
secretary
2020-07-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-29
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-02
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LONG, David Alan resigned
director
2015-10-02
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PEPPER, Robert David resigned
director
2014-07-29
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Charge satisfied #10
2014-06-20
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PEPPER, Robert David resigned
secretary
2014-06-20
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WILKINS, Graham David appointed
secretary
2012-10-15
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-11-16
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-11-16
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-11-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-11-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-09-13
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FALL, Alan James appointed
director
2011-09-13
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WALKER, Alistair Ian, Mr. resigned
director
2011-08-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-08-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-08-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-08-04
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WALKER, Alistair Ian, Mr. appointed
director
2011-08-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-08-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-09-09
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FORD, Jeanette resigned
secretary
2008-09-09
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PEPPER, Robert David appointed
secretary
2008-02-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-09-30
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CURWEN, David Barry resigned
director
2007-08-31
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CURWEN, David Barry appointed
director
2007-08-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-07-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-05-02
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PEPPER, Robert David appointed
director
2004-03-30
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FORD, Jeanette appointed
secretary
2004-03-30
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LONG, David Alan appointed
director
2004-03-24
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Company incorporated
As BATH ROW DEVELOPMENTS LTD
2004-03-24
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UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-03-24
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UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-03-24
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UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2004-03-24
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UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · 1 low

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.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan James Fall Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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.

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20 TANKERTON ROAD LIMITED→ 15823373 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
21ST PROPERTY LTD→ 13536128 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
22 AUGUSTA WAY WEST LTD→ 12096277 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
23Q LTD→ 14185311 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
24 WESTERN ELMS AVENUE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01651500 · est 1982 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	—	—
27 BIRNAM ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15612174 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
28 KENWYN ROAD LIMITED→ 17086387 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28 ORIENTAL PLACE LIMITED→ 05365529 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
29 BELL STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED→ 02374379 · est 1989 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	36y	—	—
29 HIGH STREET THATCHAM LIMITED→ 09147850 · 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Rectory House Church Lane

Warfield

Bracknell

Berkshire

RG42 6EE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

FALL, Alan James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-09-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FORD, Jeanette→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-30 · resigned 2008-09-09

Resigned

PEPPER, Robert David→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2014-06-20

Resigned

WILKINS, Graham David→

secretary · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2020-07-02

Resigned

UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-24 · resigned 2004-03-24

Resigned

CURWEN, David Barry→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2007-09-30

Resigned

LONG, David Alan→

director · ~79y · appointed 2004-03-30 · resigned 2015-10-02

Resigned

PEPPER, Robert David→

director · ~81y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2015-10-02

Resigned

WALKER, Alistair Ian, Mr.→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-04 · resigned 2011-09-13

Resigned

UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-24 · resigned 2004-03-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Assignment of a nominations agreement in respect of student residences by way of security	1 property	15/10/2012	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	An assignment of a conditional contract relating to a proposed nominations agreement in respect of student residences by way of security	1 property	16/11/2011	29/07/2014
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Assignment of a parent company guarantee by way of security	1 property	16/11/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Assignment of a building contract by way of security	1 property	16/11/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Deed of charge over credit balances	1 property	01/11/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	04/08/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	04/08/2011	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	08/02/2008	24/08/2011
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	15/08/2007	24/08/2011
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/07/2007	24/08/2011

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