35 BGI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07002949 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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 (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-11-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2020-10-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-04-24
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    GOSSAGE, John Rodney appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-01-09
    ➖
    BELL, Colin James, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    QUARELL, Simon Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-29
    ➖
    QUARRELL, Simon Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-20
    ➕
    GAMBARINI, Serena Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    QUARELL, Simon Edward appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-01-14
    ➖
    FORSTERS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    BELL, Colin James, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    QUARRELL, Simon Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2010-01-14
    ➖
    REUBEN-SEALEY, Karen resigned
    director
  27. 2010-01-14
    ➖
    FORSTERS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2009-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 35 BGI LIMITED
  29. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    FORSTERS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    REUBEN-SEALEY, Karen appointed
    director
  31. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    FORSTERS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 87 — 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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Bell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1937 · age 89
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/11/2020
Mrs Serena Gambarini
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Bellceased 09/01/2018· 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
Incorporated2009-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Inkerman Farm Amersham Road
Hazlemere
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP15 7JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

QUARELL, Simon Edward→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAMBARINI, Serena Claire→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOSSAGE, John Rodney→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUARELL, Simon Edward→
director · ~87y · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSTERS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2010-01-14
Resigned
BELL, Colin James, Dr→
director · ~89y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2017-01-09
Resigned
QUARRELL, Simon Edward→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2011-10-29
Resigned
REUBEN-SEALEY, Karen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2010-01-14
Resigned
FORSTERS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2010-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-11-06