2 BLUE WINE BARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05115471 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 2200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-11➖GILES, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-11➖GILES, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2004-11-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scottish Courage Limited
- 2004-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Courage Limited
- 2004-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 BLUE WINE BARS LIMITED
- 2004-04-29➕COMER, Alun Thomas appointeddirector
- 2004-04-29➕GILES, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-29➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-29➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-29➕GILES, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-04-29➕ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-04-29➖ABERGAN REED LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alun Thomas Comer Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1452791 LTD→ 16745441 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1841 DRINKS LIMITED→ 16128433 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 18V HOTELS LIMITED→ 14241344 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1982 PUBCO LTD→ 16763617 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 PROPERTY LTD→ 16655096 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 CALEDONIA ST CIC→ 16189140 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 234 GBC LTD→ 16482384 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 CATHARINE STREET LTD→ 13917171 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 244LUIGI'S PIZZA LTD→ 16589928 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 COMMERCE LTD→ 16710628 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2B MARYLAND LTD→ 15833008 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2LG CATERING NW LTD→ 15978300 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
15 The Stiles
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 3QG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
COMER, Alun Thomas→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILES, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2012-09-11
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2004-04-29
GILES, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2012-09-11
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2004-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Courage Scottish Courage Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 25/11/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Scottish Courage Scottish Courage Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/11/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
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2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-24