BRIDLINGTON SPECSAVERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03005510 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
108 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-11-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-11-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-04-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-04-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-06-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 1995-01-11➖PERKINS, Mary Lesley resigneddirector
- 1995-01-10➕KUNZ, Mark appointeddirector
- 1995-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDLINGTON SPECSAVERS LIMITED
- 1995-01-03➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-01-03➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-01-03➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 1995-01-03➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 1995-01-03➕PERKINS, Mary Lesley appointeddirector
- 1995-01-03➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 1995-01-03➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 32 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BRIDLINGTON SPECSAVERS LIMITED
This company · 03005510
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/01/2018 |
Mr Mark Kunz Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Douglas John David Perkinsceased 08/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Mary Lesley Perkinsceased 08/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782
Registered office
29 King Street
Bridlington
North Humberside
YO15 2DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-03
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-03
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THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-03 · resigned 1995-01-03
PERKINS, Mary Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-01-03 · resigned 1995-01-11
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-03 · resigned 1995-01-03
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-11-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-11-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-09-21
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-05-02