BELL BOATS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00547332 · ltd · incorporated 1955-04-05
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£646.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 70.4y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 70.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (0/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
73
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £646,860
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£286k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£647k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£407k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£129k£259k£388k£517k£647kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£680.9k£659.5k
Current assets£406.7k£527.2k
Cash£286.0k£406.2k
Debtors£7.0k£7.3k
Net assets£646.9k£628.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-01-29
    ➖
    BELL, Joan Stella resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-09
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  10. 2022-04-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2022-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2022-04-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2022-04-07
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  14. 2021-06-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-06-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-02-07
    ➕
    BELL, John William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-02-06
    ➖
    BELL, Victor Jack resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-02-06
    ➖
    BELL, Victor Jack resigned
    director
  23. 1956-03-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Series of debentures
  24. 1955-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELL BOATS LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Bell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1955-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30120 — SIC 30120

Registered office

Waterside
Brundall
Norwich
Norfolk
NR13 5QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BELL, John William→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-07
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Active
BELL, John William→
director · ~72y
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Active
BELL, Victor Jack→
secretary · resigned 2013-02-06
Resigned
BELL, Joan Stella→
director · ~94y · resigned 2023-01-29
Resigned
BELL, Victor Jack→
director · ~99y · resigned 2013-02-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Unknown
Series of debentures—02/03/1956—
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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-04-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-09