19 BALHAM GROVE FREEHOLD LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13806102 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-24 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18➖SYMES, John Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-10-08➕STOCK, Nicolas Tommaso appointeddirector
- 2024-10-08➖DAWKINS, James Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-01➕SYMES, John Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-01➕SYMES, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 19 BALHAM GROVE FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2021-12-17➕BENTLEY, Timothy Charles Garfield appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➕SYMES, Penelope Karin appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➕DAWKINS, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Timothy Charles Garfield Bentley Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2021 |
Penelope Karin Symes Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2021 |
Mr John Alexander Symes Individual · British · DOB 01/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Alexander Dawkinsceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
1 Fernbrake
3 Branksome Wood Road
Bournemout
BH2 6BT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
SYMES, John Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-03-01
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BENTLEY, Timothy Charles Garfield→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-12-17
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STOCK, Nicolas Tommaso→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2024-10-08
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SYMES, Penelope Karin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-12-17
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DAWKINS, James Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-12-17 · resigned 2024-10-08
SYMES, John Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2025-01-18
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Recent filings (15 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-17