44 NEW CANAL MANAGEMENT LTD
🌱Startupactive
16348366 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
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
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
1 year 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 | 2026-03-31 |
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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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 44 NEW CANAL MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2025-03-27➕BELL, Heather Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27➕BELL, Nigel Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Mrs Heather Mary Bell Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 27/03/2025 |
Mr Nigel Patrick Bell Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 27/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Holding company · BA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 20 COOMBEND MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16831610 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 BEDFORD STREET (BATH) LIMITED→ 13908390 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 14 EDWARD STREET BATH (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED→ 02850826 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| 14 JOHNSTONE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04142336 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 141 ENGLISHCOMBE LANE BATH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06402235 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 147 ENGLISHCOMBE LANE LIMITED→ 16580181 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 CONWAY STREET (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 09842377 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 15 GROVE STREET LIMITED→ 15880578 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 15 LAMBRIDGE PLACE (BATH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03511406 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| 15 MARLBOROUGH BUILDINGS BATH LIMITED→ 11012515 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 15 THE VINEYARDS BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 02008773 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| 151 NEWBRIDGE HILL BATH MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02215556 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Matravers House
Petters Way
Yeovil
BA20 1SH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BELL, Heather Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-27
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BELL, Nigel Patrick→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-03-27
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Recent filings (6 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-27