ALASTAIR BULLOCK DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07001749 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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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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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-04
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  3. 2023-10-26
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  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-09
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-18
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-22
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    address · AD01
  12. 2015-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-02
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  14. 2014-09-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-05-13
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    BULLOCK, Samantha Meilin appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-09
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    BULLOCK, Alastair John appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-09
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    LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-14
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    LOGAN, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-14
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    LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-14
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    FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALASTAIR BULLOCK DESIGN LIMITED
  23. 2009-08-26
    ➕
    FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-08-26
    ➕
    LOGAN, Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BULLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair John Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Samantha Meilin Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Regina House
124 Finchley Road
London
NW3 5JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BULLOCK, Alastair John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULLOCK, Samantha Meilin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2011-11-14
Resigned
LOGAN, Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2011-12-14
Resigned
LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-12-14 · resigned 2013-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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2025-12-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
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accounts · AA
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
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accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
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accounts · AA
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-04