BRADSHAW WHOLESALE LIMITED

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04402412 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-25
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£97.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,793
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£98k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£71k£107k£143k£178kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£119.7k£108.7k
Current assets£178.3k£144.7k
Cash£60.3k£35.1k
Debtors£116.3k£105.3k
Net assets£97.8k£78.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2024-02-23
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  4. 2023-02-16
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  5. 2022-04-29
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  6. 2021-03-29
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  7. 2020-02-12
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  8. 2018-12-03
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  9. 2018-01-03
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  10. 2017-04-26
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  11. 2016-12-21
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  12. 2016-04-27
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  13. 2016-03-14
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  14. 2015-08-11
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  15. 2012-12-07
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    BEANLAND, Dorothy Lynne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2012-11-20
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    BEANLAND, Donna Katrina appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-11-20
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    BEANLAND, Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2012-11-20
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    BEANLAND, David John resigned
    director
  19. 2002-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BRADSHAW WHOLESALE LIMITED
  20. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    BEANLAND, Dorothy Lynne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    SCOTT, Stephen John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    SCOTT, Stephen John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    BEANLAND, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    SCOTT, Jacqueline appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    SCOTT, Jacqueline resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Gary Beanland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2017

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
Incorporated2002-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Abacus House Pennine Business Park
Longbow Close
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD2 1GQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BEANLAND, Donna Katrina→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEANLAND, Gary→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEANLAND, Dorothy Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2012-12-07
Resigned
SCOTT, Stephen John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned
BEANLAND, David John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2012-11-20
Resigned
SCOTT, Jacqueline→
nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
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accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
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accounts · AA
2023-02-16
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accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-12