5 QUEEN ANNES HIGH STREET (BIDEFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06091488 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-02-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
£3k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£728£1k£2k£3k£4kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£570£540
Current assets£3.1k£3.6k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-07-15
    ➕
    GIBBS, Rosalyn Lesley appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-07-15
    ➖
    PENINSULA MANAGEMENT SW LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2022-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-07-04
    ➕
    STANMORE, Adrian appointed
    director
  14. 2022-07-04
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    PRICE, Stefan Daffydd resigned
    director
  15. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-12
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    BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda resigned
    director
  17. 2021-02-12
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    PARKER, Philip John resigned
    director
  18. 2021-02-12
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2021-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-02-10
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    UNDERWOOD WRIGHT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2021-02-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2021-02-09
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    PENINSULA MANAGEMENT SW LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2021-02-09
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  25. 2021-02-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2019-10-25
    ➕
    PRICE, Stefan Daffydd appointed
    director
  28. 2019-10-11
    ➖
    HOSKINS, Valerie Andrea resigned
    director
  29. 2019-07-27
    ➕
    MILLER, Stephen Kingston Wakes appointed
    director
  30. 2019-07-26
    ➖
    ADDIE, Tamasine Jane Forrester resigned
    director
  31. 2016-08-05
    ➕
    UNDERWOOD WRIGHT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2016-03-16
    ➕
    ADDIE, Tamasine Jane Forrester appointed
    director
  33. 2016-03-16
    ➖
    TOMLIN, Alan resigned
    director
  34. 2016-03-16
    ➖
    TOMLIN, Pauline, Ms. resigned
    director
  35. 2016-02-28
    ➖
    BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda resigned
    secretary
  36. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    ELDRIDGE, John Stephen appointed
    director
  37. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda appointed
    secretary
  38. 2008-02-07
    ➖
    GILLIES, Patrick Timothy resigned
    secretary
  39. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda appointed
    director
  40. 2008-02-07
    ➖
    GILLIES, Patrick Timothy resigned
    director
  41. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    HOSKINS, Valerie Andrea appointed
    director
  42. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    PARKER, Philip John appointed
    director
  43. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    TOMLIN, Alan appointed
    director
  44. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    TOMLIN, Pauline, Ms. appointed
    director
  45. 2008-02-07
    ➖
    WHITING, Ben resigned
    director
  46. 2007-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 QUEEN ANNES HIGH STREET (BIDEFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  47. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    GILLIES, Patrick Timothy appointed
    secretary
  48. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    GILLIES, Patrick Timothy appointed
    director
  49. 2007-02-08
    ➕
    WHITING, Ben appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Suite 103a Queens House Queen Street
Barnstaple
EX32 8HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

GIBBS, Rosalyn Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2022-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELDRIDGE, John Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Stephen Kingston Wakes→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANMORE, Adrian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2016-02-28
Resigned
GILLIES, Patrick Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-08 · resigned 2008-02-07
Resigned
PENINSULA MANAGEMENT SW LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2022-07-15
Resigned
UNDERWOOD WRIGHT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-08-05 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned
ADDIE, Tamasine Jane Forrester→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-16 · resigned 2019-07-26
Resigned
BEECROFT, Hilary Lynda→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2021-02-12
Resigned
GILLIES, Patrick Timothy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-08 · resigned 2008-02-07
Resigned
HOSKINS, Valerie Andrea→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2019-10-11
Resigned
PARKER, Philip John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2021-02-12
Resigned
PRICE, Stefan Daffydd→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2022-07-04
Resigned
TOMLIN, Alan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2016-03-16
Resigned
TOMLIN, Pauline, Ms.→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2016-03-16
Resigned
WHITING, Ben→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-02-08 · resigned 2008-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14