234 BELLENDEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05132468 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-19
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-09-07
    ➕
    BESFORD, Caroline Allison appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-20
    ➖
    HOPLEY, Sandra resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 234 BELLENDEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    VON HORNHARDT, Bettina Luise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-05-19
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    HOPLEY, Sandra appointed
    director
  23. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-05-19
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES 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
  • +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

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Caroline Allison Besford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/08/2019
Ms Bettina Luise Von Hornhardt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sandra Hopleyceased 20/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

234 Bellenden Road
London
SE15 4BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

VON HORNHARDT, Bettina Luise→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BESFORD, Caroline Allison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2004-05-19
Resigned
HOPLEY, Sandra→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2019-08-20
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2004-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01