BRIDGEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06016467 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-01

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-07-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-01
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officers · TM02
2022-06-01
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officers · AP04
2022-05-26
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SGH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-05-26
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BRIDGEN, Paul Julian resigned
secretary
2019-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-14
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auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2018-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-05-26
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BRIDGEN, Paul Julian appointed
director
2017-05-26
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ELLIS, Peter John appointed
director
2017-05-26
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TOMKINSON, Derek William appointed
director
2016-02-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2011-12-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2011-12-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2010-11-30
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SHARRATT, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2010-05-07
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SHARRATT, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2010-05-07
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BRIDGEN, Andrew James resigned
director
2010-05-07
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SHARRATT, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2006-12-01
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Company incorporated
As BRIDGEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2006-12-01
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BRIDGEN, Paul Julian appointed
secretary
2006-12-01
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BRIDGEN, Andrew James appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRIDGEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Bridgen Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Paul Julian Bridgen Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-12-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Ampa Holdings Llp Level 19, The Shard

32 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9SG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17