BISHOP'S BEDS LTD

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05553386 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£969.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31030
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
  • 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £969,208
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,080 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£738k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£969k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£360k£720k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£984.9k£1.05M
Current assets£1.28M£1.80M
Cash£737.5k£938.8k
Debtors£328.0k£823.0k
Net assets£969.2k£1.03M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-08-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-10-14
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    VINNICOMBE, Kelly appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-12-21
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    PATRICK, Wendy Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    PATRICK, Wendy Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    GULLANE, David Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2005-09-06
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Keith Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-09-06
    ➕
    VINNICOMBE, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHOP'S BEDS LTD
  23. 2005-09-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-09-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-09-05
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-09-05
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alan Gullane
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31030 — SIC 31030

Registered office

2 Brindley Road
South West Industrial Estate
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 2LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

ROBINSON, Keith Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GULLANE, David Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINNICOMBE, Kelly→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINNICOMBE, Paul→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
Resigned
PATRICK, Wendy Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13