BUTCHER HOUSES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10971898 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BUTCHER HOUSES LIMITED
  14. 2017-09-20
    ➕
    BUTCHER, Carolyn Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2017-09-20
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    BUTCHER, James Mclean appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUTCHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Mclean Butcher
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/09/2017
Mrs Carolyn Jane Butcher
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

35 Chequers Court Brown Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BUTCHER, Carolyn Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTCHER, James Mclean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-09-20
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-31