19 KENSINGTON PLACE BATH LTD

🌳Matureactive
06576964 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,871
Net assets shrinking
Down £382 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£651£1k£2k£3k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.2k£3.6k
Current assets£2.4k£2.8k
Net assets£2.9k£3.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-11-12
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    DENTON, David Kipling appointed
    director
  17. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    KANE, Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-25
    ➖
    ASHLEY, Nicholas Sam, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2017-01-30
    ➖
    BROOKER, Angela resigned
    director
  20. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-08-06
    ➖
    VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    FAWKES, Richard Weir appointed
    director
  24. 2013-09-23
    ➖
    GRAY, Anthony John resigned
    director
  25. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Nicholas Sam, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-29
    ➖
    TINEY, Sarah resigned
    director
  27. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    TINEY, Sarah appointed
    director
  28. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 19 KENSINGTON PLACE BATH LTD
  30. 2008-04-25
    ➕
    BROOKER, Angela appointed
    director
  31. 2008-04-25
    ➕
    GRAY, Anthony John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Kipling Denton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/11/2017
Mr Christopher Thomas Kane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/03/2017
Mr Richard Weir Fawkes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

19 Kensington Place
Bath
BA1 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DENTON, David Kipling→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAWKES, Richard Weir→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANE, Christopher Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VELLEMAN, Deborah Mary→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2014-08-06
Resigned
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
ASHLEY, Nicholas Sam, Dr→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2017-02-25
Resigned
BROOKER, Angela→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2017-01-30
Resigned
GRAY, Anthony John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2013-09-23
Resigned
TINEY, Sarah→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2013-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30