BISHOPSGATE DISTILLERY & WINE COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05513374 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-30
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    HARVEY, Michael John resigned
    director
  19. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    HARVEY, Andrew Graham appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    HARVEY, Andrew Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    HARVEY, Michael John appointed
    director
  22. 2005-07-22
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-07-22
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHOPSGATE DISTILLERY & WINE COMPANY LIMITED
  25. 2005-07-19
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-07-19
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Graham Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

12 Laidler Crescent
Princes Risborough
HP27 9FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARVEY, Andrew Graham→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Andrew Graham→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-19 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned
HARVEY, Michael John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2016-03-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-19 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-16