BULMER & LUMB INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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05500926 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-06
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-09-10
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-06-30
    ➖
    WATERHOUSE, William resigned
    director
  16. 2009-11-09
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Matthew Ian appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-11-09
    ➖
    WATERHOUSE, William resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-11-13
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    WATERHOUSE, William appointed
    director
  19. 2005-07-18
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    MIDGLEY, David William appointed
    director
  20. 2005-07-18
    ➕
    WATERHOUSE, William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-07-18
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-07-18
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BULMER & LUMB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  24. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Bulmer & Lumb Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bulmer & Lumb Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BULMER & LUMB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 05500926

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bulmer & Lumb Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Royds Hall Lane
Buttershaw
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD6 2NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Matthew Ian→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIDGLEY, David William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERHOUSE, William→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2009-11-09
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2005-07-18
Resigned
WATERHOUSE, William→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2005-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-02