THE BELT OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05970560 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-10-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    HOUSTON, Steven Peter appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-30
    PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD, Allerton resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-10-31
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2024-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-29
    BIRCH, Gavin James appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-29
    RUTHVEN, Ian Craig resigned
    director
  11. 2023-11-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-29
    HOUSTON, Miroslava resigned
    director
  14. 2023-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-20
    HOUSTON, Miroslava appointed
    director
  18. 2022-09-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-06-16
    PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD, Allerton appointed
    secretary
  20. 2022-06-16
    PUGH, Christine Jean resigned
    secretary
  21. 2022-06-16
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2022-06-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2019-06-10
    PUGH, Christine Jean appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-07-11
    DONOGHUE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  29. 2014-07-11
    RUTHVEN, Ian Craig appointed
    director
  30. 2014-07-11
    TAYLOR, Andrew John resigned
    director
  31. 2009-06-09
    TAYLOR, Andrew John appointed
    director
  32. 2008-11-27
    THE MCDONALD PARTNERSHIP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-11-27
    MCDONALD, David Simon resigned
    director
  34. 2008-11-27
    MCDONALD, David Stuart resigned
    director
  35. 2006-10-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE BELT OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED
  36. 2006-10-18
    THE MCDONALD PARTNERSHIP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2006-10-18
    MCDONALD, David Simon appointed
    director
  38. 2006-10-18
    MCDONALD, David Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Bdw Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bdw Trading Limited
Corporate parent
THE BELT OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED
This company · 05970560

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bdw Trading Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%75-100% voting31/10/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Sunnybank Farm
St. Johns Chapel
Bishop Auckland
DL13 1QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HOUSTON, Steven Peter
secretary · appointed 2026-06-30
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Active
BIRCH, Gavin James
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-29
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Active
DONOGHUE, Andrew John
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-11
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Active
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD, Allerton
secretary · appointed 2022-06-16 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned
PUGH, Christine Jean
secretary · appointed 2019-06-10 · resigned 2022-06-16
Resigned
THE MCDONALD PARTNERSHIP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
HOUSTON, Miroslava
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-09-20 · resigned 2023-06-29
Resigned
MCDONALD, David Simon
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
MCDONALD, David Stuart
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
RUTHVEN, Ian Craig
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-07-11 · resigned 2023-11-29
Resigned
TAYLOR, Andrew John
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2014-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25