BIBBY'S OF INGLETON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02606845 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-01

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49319

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). 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

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.0y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 35.0 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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

117 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	58	5900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

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Charge satisfied #5
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Charge satisfied #6
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Charge satisfied #4
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Charge satisfied #2
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-09-23
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Charge registered #7
Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
2016-01-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-11-26
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STEPHENSON, Kathryn Emma appointed
secretary
2015-11-26
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BIBBY, Margaret resigned
secretary
2015-04-17
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MOTTRAM, Claire Louise appointed
director
2014-10-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2011-04-06
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BIBBY, Christopher appointed
director
2010-08-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-07-31
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STEPHENSON, Malcolm Henry resigned
director
1996-05-20
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Charge satisfied #3
1993-08-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Close Brothers Limited
1993-05-01
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-08-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1991-08-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1991-05-01
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Company incorporated
As BIBBY'S OF INGLETON LIMITED
1991-05-01
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BIBBY, Peter appointed
director
1991-05-01
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HOLCROFT, Sheila appointed
director
1991-05-01
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BIBBY, Margaret appointed
secretary
1991-05-01
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BIBBY, Margaret resigned
secretary
1991-05-01
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-05-01
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STEPHENSON, Malcolm Henry appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIBBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.

Group structure

Ingleborough Hc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ingleborough Hc Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BIBBY'S OF INGLETON LIMITED

This company · 02606845

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ingleborough Hc Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1991-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

New Road

Ingleton

Carnforth

LA6 3NU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01