NORTHERN PROPERTY VENTURES LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
07169260 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 15.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2015-01-13📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-01-13🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-09-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-09-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-05-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-05📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2010-10-22📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2010-10-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Philip Tudor Hughes
- 2010-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Philip Tudor Hughes
- 2010-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-03-10➕BRAGG, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2010-03-10➖MELKSHAM, Daniel Roger resigneddirector
- 2010-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTHERN PROPERTY VENTURES LIMITED
- 2010-02-25➕HUGHES, Julia appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-25➕HUGHES, Bradley Simon, Mr appointeddirector
- 2010-02-25➕MELKSHAM, Daniel Roger appointeddirector
- 2010-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-01-13
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
1b Mile End
London Road
Bath
BA1 6PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BRAGG, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-03-10
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HUGHES, Bradley Simon, Mr →
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-02-25
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MELKSHAM, Daniel Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2010-03-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Philip Tudor Hughes | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/10/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Philip Tudor Hughes | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/10/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-01-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-09-30
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-07-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2014-05-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-06-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-11-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-11-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-04-11
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2010-11-05
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2010-10-22