BARGAIN BOX (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05274877 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-01
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
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 | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 800 | 900 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24➕OGDEN, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2024-06-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-08➖HOOD, John resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-08➖HOOD, John resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08➖OGDEN, Bridget Edith resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08➖OGDEN, John Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2024-03-14➕OGDEN, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2024-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BARGAIN BOX (UK) LIMITED
- 2004-11-01➕HOOD, John appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-01➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-01➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-01➕HOOD, John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕OGDEN, Bridget Edith appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕OGDEN, John Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-01➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 Jonathan Ogden Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Hoodceased 16/05/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219
Registered office
Bargain Box (Uk) Limited
Crosland Moor Mills
Manchester Road
Huddersfield
HD4 5AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
Active
OGDEN, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOOD, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-08
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2004-11-01
HOOD, John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-08
OGDEN, Bridget Edith→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-08
OGDEN, John Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-08
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2004-11-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-13