BARGATE SPV1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07957165 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21
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
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year to Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-03-31

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-16
    ➕
    BALL, David Graham appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-05-16
    ➕
    PERRY, Mark Christopher appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-16
    ➖
    BROWN, Duncan resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-05-16
    ➖
    BROWN, Duncan Neil resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-05-13
    ➖
    TREZISE, Jeremy Neal William resigned
    director
  15. 2021-08-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-07-22
    ➖
    STANCOMBE, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-05-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-05-27
    ➖
    PRICE, Gerard Colquhoun resigned
    director
  21. 2020-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-05-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-05-28
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2019-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2019-05-22
    ➕
    BROWN, Duncan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-05-22
    ➕
    BROWN, Duncan Neil appointed
    director
  28. 2019-05-22
    ➖
    LAMBIE, Robert resigned
    director
  29. 2019-05-22
    ➕
    STANCOMBE, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2017-12-05
    ➖
    COOK, Angus David resigned
    director
  31. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    PRICE, Gerard Colquhoun appointed
    director
  32. 2012-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARGATE SPV1 LIMITED
  33. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    COOK, Angus David appointed
    director
  34. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    LAMBIE, Robert appointed
    director
  35. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    TREZISE, Jeremy Neal William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: BROWN, Duncan resigned 2025-05-16; BROWN, Duncan Neil resigned 2025-05-16

Group structure

Bargate Homes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bargate Homes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BARGATE SPV1 LIMITED
This company · 07957165

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bargate Homes Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jeremy Neal William Treziseceased 15/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Peninsular House
Wharf Road
Portsmouth
PO2 8HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BALL, David Graham→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERRY, Mark Christopher→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-22 · resigned 2025-05-16
Resigned
BROWN, Duncan Neil→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-22 · resigned 2025-05-16
Resigned
COOK, Angus David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2017-12-05
Resigned
LAMBIE, Robert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2019-05-22
Resigned
PRICE, Gerard Colquhoun→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned
STANCOMBE, Michael→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-05-22 · resigned 2021-07-22
Resigned
TREZISE, Jeremy Neal William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-19