1,2 & 4 BOOKBINDERS COURT (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09319007 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-08-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-08-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-07
    ➕
    STRAWBRIDGE, Dominic appointed
    director
  14. 2020-07-07
    ➕
    STRAWBRIDGE, Lesley appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-07
    ➖
    BARKER, Natalie resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-09-21
    ➖
    WALLIN, Tomas resigned
    director
  21. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    BARKER, Natalie appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-01
    ➖
    COONES, Paul, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1,2 & 4 BOOKBINDERS COURT (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  24. 2014-11-19
    ➕
    PRENDERGAST, Kate, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2014-11-19
    ➕
    COONES, Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2014-11-19
    ➕
    WALLIN, Tomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Kate Prendergast
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Natalie Barkerceased 07/07/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Tomas Wallinceased 21/09/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Dr Paul Coonesceased 01/04/2018· 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
Incorporated2014-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 1 Delmonte
Rock Road
Torquay
TQ2 5SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PRENDERGAST, Kate, Dr→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRAWBRIDGE, Dominic→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRAWBRIDGE, Lesley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Natalie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2020-07-07
Resigned
COONES, Paul, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
WALLIN, Tomas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-24