BRISTOL HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD

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16770969 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-10-08

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (10 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 7 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-07-22
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officers · AP01
2026-07-22
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2026-07-22
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officers · TM01
2026-07-22
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officers · AP01
2026-07-22
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officers · AP01
2026-07-22
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officers · AP01
2026-07-22
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officers · AP01
2026-07-15
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GREENHALGH, Sarah resigned
director
2026-07-08
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GUNDRY-WHITE, Dominic John Paul appointed
director
2026-07-08
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NAVA, Alice Georgina Blacklay appointed
director
2026-07-08
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PETTINGER, Owen William appointed
director
2026-07-08
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ROBINSON, Amy Louise appointed
director
2026-07-08
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URWIN, Lisa Mary appointed
director
2026-07-08
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WATT, Matthew James appointed
director
2026-05-14
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address · AD01
2026-05-06
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accounts · AA01
2026-05-02
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-02
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incorporation · MA
2026-01-29
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officers · TM01
2025-11-15
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ROUTLEDGE, Norman resigned
director
2025-10-08
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Company incorporated
As BRISTOL HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD
2025-10-08
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COOK, Simon Timothy appointed
director
2025-10-08
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DYKE, Nigel Healey appointed
director
2025-10-08
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LAWRENCE, Charmaine Lynette Angela appointed
director
2025-10-08
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NESFIELD, Joshua James appointed
director
2025-10-08
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GREENHALGH, Sarah appointed
director
2025-10-08
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ROUTLEDGE, Norman appointed
director
2025-10-08
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GREENHALGH, Sarah resigned 2026-07-15; ROUTLEDGE, Norman resigned 2025-11-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2025-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Ashton Court Mansion Kennel Lodge Road

Long Ashton

Bristol

BS41 9JN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: —