BULL INN WSG LTD

🌳Matureactive
02125078 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-306.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
132 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
75
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £306,399

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£306k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£-306.4k
Current assets£1.1k
Debtors£1.1k
Net assets£-306.4k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-11-30
    ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-01
    ROBBINS, Barry Stuart appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-25
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  8. 2024-11-11
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2024-11-11
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  10. 2024-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-26
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  12. 2024-02-16
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  13. 2024-02-16
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  14. 2024-02-16
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  15. 2024-02-09
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  16. 2024-02-09
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  17. 2024-01-20
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  18. 2024-01-20
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  19. 2022-12-29
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  20. 2022-12-29
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  21. 2022-12-29
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  22. 2022-12-29
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  23. 2021-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2013-01-17
    TRAVERS CLARKE, John resigned
    director
  25. 1993-01-13
    ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-01-13
    TRAVERS CLARKE, John resigned
    secretary
  27. 1987-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BULL INN WSG LTD

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Select Country Inns Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Select Country Inns Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BULL INN WSG LTD
This company · 02125078

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Select Country Inns Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2021
Mr Brian Geoffrey Currie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81
sig. influencesignificant influence05/12/2016

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
Incorporated1987-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

11 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Burgate
Fordingbridge
SP6 1QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CURRIE, Brian Geoffrey
director · ~81y
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Active
ROBBINS, Barry Stuart
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-01
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Active
ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew
secretary · appointed 1993-01-13 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
TRAVERS CLARKE, John
secretary · resigned 1993-01-13
Resigned
TRAVERS CLARKE, John
director · ~102y · resigned 2013-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (132 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-03-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-02-16
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-02-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-02-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-02-09