BATH PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13117302 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-06
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-34.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £34,624

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£35k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
-£35k-£27k-£19k-£12k-£4k£4kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£162.0k
Current assets£3.8k
Net assets£-34.6k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-06-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
  10. 2021-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BATH PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  11. 2021-01-06
    KNOWLES, Jason Farnsworth appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Farnsworth Knowles
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Innivation House
Lansdown Lane
Bath
BA1 4NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KNOWLES, Jason Farnsworth
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-06
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paratus Amc
Paratus Amc Limited
A registered charge1 property15/06/2021
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-06