BOBABBEY LIMITED

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01062225 · ltd · incorporated 1972-07-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£64.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 52.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 52.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £64,198
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,274 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£64k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£68.7k£86.5k
Current assets£35.9k£42.9k
Cash£15.1k£13.4k
Debtors£5.3k£7.6k
Net assets£64.2k£67.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2026-03-05
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  3. 2026-03-05
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  4. 2026-03-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2026-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  6. 2026-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  7. 2026-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-31
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  11. 2022-03-31
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  12. 2021-12-31
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  13. 2021-04-20
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  14. 2020-03-30
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  15. 2019-03-29
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  16. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-03-13
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    BIDDISS, Martin Sydney resigned
    director
  20. 2007-02-16
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    BIDDISS, Martin Sydney appointed
    director
  21. 2004-08-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2003-10-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 1998-10-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1998-08-13
    ➕
    BROWN, Claire Marie appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-08-13
    ➕
    BROWN, Claire Marie appointed
    director
  26. 1998-08-13
    ➖
    GEDDES, Brenda Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-08-13
    ➖
    GEDDES, Brenda Mary resigned
    director
  28. 1998-08-13
    ➖
    GEDDES, Eric William resigned
    director
  29. 1994-09-01
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    BROWN, Ian appointed
    director
  30. 1975-03-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  31. 1974-03-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  32. 1972-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BOBABBEY LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Claire Marie Brown
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1972-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

894 London Rd.
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 3NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Claire Marie→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-13
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Active
BROWN, Claire Marie→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-08-13
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Active
BROWN, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEDDES, Brenda Mary→
secretary · resigned 1998-08-13
Resigned
BIDDISS, Martin Sydney→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
GEDDES, Brenda Mary→
director · ~89y · resigned 1998-08-13
Resigned
GEDDES, Eric William→
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property06/08/200405/03/2026
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties06/10/200305/03/2026
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property17/03/197505/03/2026
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Floating charge1 property08/03/197421/10/1998

Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20