21 BOWLING GREEN STREET LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01019209 · ltd · incorporated 1971-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£77.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
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
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £77,367
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£43k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £78.1k | £76.0k |
| Current assets | £70.8k | £47.4k |
| Cash | £43.0k | £27.6k |
| Debtors | £18.2k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £77.4k | £73.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-24➕ROE, Joanne Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-05➖MESSIAS, Darren resigneddirector
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Convoy Investments Limited
- 2012-11-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Convoy Investments Limited
- 2008-04-16➖HALL, Robert Keith resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-26➕MESSIAS, Darren appointeddirector
- 2007-05-31➖LACEY, Timothy James resigneddirector
- 2004-07-31➖LACEY, Anna Mary resigneddirector
- 2004-07-31➖MESSIAS, Stephen Alan resigneddirector
- 2004-07-31➖MESSIAS, Susan Hilary resigneddirector
- 2004-04-07➖MESSIAS, Darren resigneddirector
- 2002-01-24➖JERRAM, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1997-03-01➕FALL, Amanda appointeddirector
- 1996-06-06➕MESSIAS, Darren appointeddirector
- 1988-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1971-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 BOWLING GREEN STREET LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amanda Fall Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
25 Bowling Green Street
Leicester
LE1 6AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
FALL, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 1997-03-01
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ROE, Joanne Susan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-24
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HALL, Robert Keith→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-04-16
JERRAM, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2002-01-24
LACEY, Anna Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2004-07-31
LACEY, Timothy James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2007-05-31
MESSIAS, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2018-09-05
MESSIAS, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2004-04-07
MESSIAS, Stephen Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2004-07-31
MESSIAS, Susan Hilary→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2004-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Convoy Investments Convoy Investments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 09/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Convoy Investments Convoy Investments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 09/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/02/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-02