BISHOPSTONE HOMES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14799585 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
11 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-11➕WHITWORTH, Simon Richard appointeddirector
- 2026-04-11➖WHITWORTH, Simon Richard resigneddirector
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kilwinning Property LTD
- 2023-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BISHOPSTONE HOMES LTD
- 2023-04-13➕BISHOP, Samuel Francis appointeddirector
- 2023-04-13➕WHITWORTH, Simon Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-04-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "BISHOP" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Francis Bishop Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 13/04/2023 |
Mr Simon Richard Whitworth Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Richard Whitworthceased 11/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY QUALITY INVESTMENT LTD→ 12045522 · est 2019 | £392.1k £333.3k–£450.9k | — | £392.1k | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALMA COURT (TAUNTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06659089 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | — | — |
| B&R FOSTER HOLDINGS LTD→ 14134039 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BCOM LTD→ 11412348 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BEARA HOLDINGS LTD→ 14583050 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEDS (SW) 2023 LIMITED→ 15134063 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BELVEDERE (PAIGNTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04919548 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BIG IN BUSINESS LTD→ 15616086 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BISHOPS MEADOW (BISHOPSTEIGNTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06031851 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BITBLUE LIMITED→ 08833761 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BKT HOLDINGS LTD→ 15857156 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLACK BUTTONS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10760485 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
The Mill
Kingsteignton Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2QA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BISHOP, Samuel Francis→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITWORTH, Simon Richard→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITWORTH, Simon Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2026-04-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kilwinning Property Kilwinning Property LTD | A registered charge | — | 06/06/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-13