BELL HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09010305 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-23
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-07
    RALPHS, Adrienne Joan appointed
    director
  8. 2025-08-07
    RALPHS, Adrienne Jo resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-08-07
    RALPHS, Tim John resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-31
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  13. 2022-01-28
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  14. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BELL HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  20. 2014-04-24
    RALPHS, Adrienne Jo appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-04-24
    RALPHS, Tim John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RALPHS, Adrienne Jo resigned 2025-08-07; RALPHS, Tim John resigned 2025-08-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Adrienne Joan Ralphs
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy John Ralphsceased 07/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Bell House
Dolau
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RALPHS, Adrienne Joan
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-08-07
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Active
RALPHS, Adrienne Jo
secretary · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2025-08-07
Resigned
RALPHS, Tim John
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2025-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28