BULK CARGO CONTROL (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED

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03070439 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52241
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees12001200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-04-28
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    CARTILIDGE, Leslie William resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    CARTILIDGE, Leslie William appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-04-02
    ➖
    SHARRATT, Thomas Francis resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-02
    ➖
    JONES, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 1995-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BULK CARGO CONTROL (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED
  21. 1995-06-20
    ➕
    SHARRATT, Thomas Francis appointed
    director
  22. 1995-06-20
    ➕
    SHARRATT, Thomas Francis appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-06-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-06-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-06-20
    ➕
    JONES, Paul Anthony appointed
    director

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Francis Sharratt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1995-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52241 — SIC 52241

Registered office

Unit 1c Bankfield Business Hub Bankfield House
Bankfield Street
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 8EH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SHARRATT, Thomas Francis→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTILIDGE, Leslie William→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2011-04-28
Resigned
SHARRATT, Thomas Francis→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-20 · resigned 2007-04-02
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-20 · resigned 1995-06-20
Resigned
JONES, Paul Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-06-20 · resigned 2007-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-05