BAINESBURY HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09216430 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-12
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
43 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 11.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
43 charges (43/43 with lender, 43/43 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →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 (77 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #44Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #42Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #40Lender: The Aldermore Bank PLC Residential Mortgage Conditions 2024
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #39Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #36Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #35Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #34Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-05-29🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #31Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-06-30🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-05-31🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2021-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
Showing most recent 50 of 77 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
36 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Clive Edward James Allen Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Property · BA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVALON MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→ 02297309 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| BAKER PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITED→ 14069559 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BANWELL HOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED→ 11361812 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BASSETT HOLYWELL LTD→ 14012552 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BATH AND WELLS EDUCATION SERVICES LTD→ 08464587 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BATH COLONNADE PROPERTIES LIMITED(THE)→ 00716057 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| BATH HOSTING LIMITED→ 13991381 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BATH KEYS LTD→ 15419887 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BATH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ 07050697 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BATH PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED→ 10071948 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BATH RENTAL PARTNERS LTD→ 14507922 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BATH RENTAL ROOMS LTD→ 16753992 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Bainesbury House Green Lane
Stratton-On-The-Fosse
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 4RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ALLEN, Clive Edward James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-12 · resigned 2014-09-18
BOONPENG, Phongsak Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-12 · resigned 2014-09-25
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Mortgages & charges
43
Total charges
36
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:43 of 43 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore The Aldermore Bank PLC Residential Mortgage Conditions 2024 | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Chl Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/03/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Gregory Smith | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2019 | 30/11/2021 | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco (Company Number 06629989) Bridgeco Limited (Company Number 06629989) | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/06/2018 | 03/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco (Company Number 06629989) Bridgeco Limited (Company Number 06629989) | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/06/2018 | 03/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/01/2016 | 12/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/01/2016 | 12/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 02/10/2015 | 30/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2014 | 30/11/2021 |
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Recent filings (85 total)
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2024-09-16
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