BULLION INVESTMENTS & ACQUISITIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07038255 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£150
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £150
Net assets shrinking
Down £120 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£150
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£270
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£78£156£234£312£390Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£150£270
Current assets£270£390
Net assets£150£270

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-07
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  6. 2025-10-07
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  7. 2025-10-07
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  8. 2025-10-07
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BULLION INVESTMENTS & ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
  18. 2009-10-12
    ➕
    MCGRATH, David John appointed
    director
  19. 2009-10-12
    ➕
    MCGRATH, Fiona Amelia appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-12
    ➕
    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-12
    ➖
    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona Amelia Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/10/2016
Mr David John Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/10/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

9 Chapel Street
Poulton-Le-Fylde
Poulton-Le-Fylde
FY6 7BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGRATH, David John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-10-12
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Active
MCGRATH, Fiona Amelia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-12 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-10-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-10-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07