34 BISHAM GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09472205 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-05
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £100 |
| Net assets | — | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13➕LARTER, Rose Sarah Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-06➖COOPER, James Sean resigneddirector
- 2023-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24➕CROWLEY, John appointeddirector
- 2017-03-24➖BENSON, Jack Stephen resigneddirector
- 2015-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 34 BISHAM GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2015-03-05➕PALMER, David John appointeddirector
- 2015-03-05➕BENSON, Jack Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-03-05➕COOPER, James Sean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Rose Sarah Ann Larter Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 13/07/2023 |
Mr John Crowley Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/03/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Sean Cooperceased 13/07/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Jack Stephen Bensonceased 24/03/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00318108 LTD→ 00318108 · est 1936 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 89y | — | — |
| 2 NEW LIFE LIMITED→ 15515501 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24 BOLTON GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 04870379 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 282 PORTLAND ROAD LTD→ 09933434 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 31 SAWYERS WAY (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) LIMITED→ 06888922 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 360 GROUND CONTRACTORS LTD→ 13123013 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3ANDTHREECROWS LTD→ 14777117 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4 WAYS DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED→ 10191497 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 4 WAYS TELEDIAGNOSTICS LIMITED→ 10190493 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 485 LONDON ROAD LIMITED→ 10861760 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 5G LIMITED→ 07465381 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
28 School Road
Penn
High Wycombe
HP10 8EF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CROWLEY, John→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2017-03-24
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LARTER, Rose Sarah Ann→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-13
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PALMER, David John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-03-05
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BENSON, Jack Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-05 · resigned 2017-03-24
COOPER, James Sean→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-05 · resigned 2023-06-06
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-09