BATH COURT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09558606 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£11
~ YoY
Current Assets
£291
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58£116£175£233£291Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£11£11
Current assets£291£291
Net assets£11£11

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-24
    ➕
    BOWEN, Samantha appointed
    director
  5. 2023-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-07-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2020-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2017-08-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-08-09
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-06-28
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    JELFS, Jonathan, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2017-06-28
    ➕
    NORWELL, Isobel Joan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-28
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    CHAPMAN, Christopher John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BATH COURT LIMITED
  23. 2015-04-23
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Christopher John 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 Jonathan Jelfs
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher John Chapmanceased 28/06/2017· 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
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Pethericks & Gillard 124 High Street
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
BA3 2DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BOWEN, Samantha→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JELFS, Jonathan, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORWELL, Isobel Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Helen→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Christopher John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2017-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-07-15