BLACKSMITHS (ST. MARY BOURNE) LIMITED

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07434526 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-11-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  10. 2019-03-15
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  11. 2019-03-06
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  12. 2019-01-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-12-24
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    HANCOCK, Gilbert Gib Thomas resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-07-07
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    PORTER, Howard Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2014-07-07
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    PORTER, Sarah Arman resigned
    director
  19. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    BARTRAM, Stephen Neil appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    COOK, Jane Caroline appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    CUMBERLEGE, Oliver Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Lorna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    SCRASE, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2014-05-22
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Gilbert Gib Thomas appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKSMITHS (ST. MARY BOURNE) LIMITED
  26. 2010-11-09
    ➕
    PORTER, Howard Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2010-11-09
    ➕
    PORTER, Sarah Arman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

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
Incorporated2010-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2 Blacksmiths
St. Mary Bourne
Andover
SP11 6RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BARTRAM, Stephen Neil→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Jane Caroline→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMBERLEGE, Oliver Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK, Lorna Elizabeth→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCRASE, David John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK, Gilbert Gib Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-22 · resigned 2018-12-24
Resigned
PORTER, Howard Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2014-07-07
Resigned
PORTER, Sarah Arman→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2014-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08