BUBWITH CLOSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01677804 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-12
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£16
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£16
~ YoY
Current Assets
£676
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£135£270£406£541£676Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-172024-11-17
Total assets£16£16
Current assets£676£676
Net assets£16£16

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    HUGHES, Maureen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-09
    ➕
    LEWIS, Douglas Neil appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-11-09
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    LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-11-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2020-11-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-06-05
    ➖
    DILLING, Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-06-29
    ➖
    LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2008-04-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Maureen appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-04
    ➕
    HALL, Tina Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-08-28
    ➖
    WEDLOCK, Katherine resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2001-08-28
    ➖
    WEDLOCK, Katherine resigned
    director
  27. 1999-04-06
    ➖
    LEE, Jason resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-04-06
    ➕
    WEDLOCK, Katherine appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-04-06
    ➖
    LEE, Jason resigned
    director
  30. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    WEDLOCK, Katherine appointed
    director
  31. 1994-08-11
    ➕
    LEE, Jason appointed
    secretary
  32. 1994-08-11
    ➖
    SWAIN, Andrew Edward William resigned
    secretary
  33. 1994-08-11
    ➖
    HARRIS, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  34. 1994-08-11
    ➕
    LEE, Jason appointed
    director
  35. 1992-11-19
    ➖
    BIDE, Eileen resigned
    director
  36. 1992-11-19
    ➕
    HARRIS, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  37. 1982-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUBWITH CLOSE LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

Lewis Associates
10 Norrington Way
Chard
Somerset
TA20 2JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-17
Last made up to: 2025-11-17
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

LEWIS, Douglas Neil→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Tina Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Jason→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-11 · resigned 1999-04-06
Resigned
LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-28 · resigned 2020-11-09
Resigned
SWAIN, Andrew Edward William→
secretary · resigned 1994-08-11
Resigned
WEDLOCK, Katherine→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-06 · resigned 2001-08-28
Resigned
BIDE, Eileen→
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-11-19
Resigned
DILLING, Paul→
director · ~70y · resigned 2017-06-05
Resigned
HARRIS, Susan Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 1992-11-19 · resigned 1994-08-11
Resigned
HUGHES, Maureen→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-04-22 · resigned 2025-08-13
Resigned
LEE, Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 1994-08-11 · resigned 1999-04-06
Resigned
LEWIS, Carol Elizabeth→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-08-28 · resigned 2009-06-29
Resigned
WEDLOCK, Katherine→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 2001-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02