BJ'S OF RINGWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07319756 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £18,315
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£42.4k£47.1k
Current assets£40.0k£28.6k
Cash£5.1k£6.8k
Debtors£31.9k£18.1k
Net assets£18.3k£15.1k

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

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1 signal 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-01
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    BIGGS-RAYNER, John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    BIGGS-RAYNER, Thomas appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-01
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    RAYNER, Paul John Thomas resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2021-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-11-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-05-03
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    JENNINGS, Carole Dawn resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-03
    ➕
    RAYNER, Paul John Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2017-11-30
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  26. 2017-11-29
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Carole Dawn appointed
    director
  27. 2010-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BJ'S OF RINGWOOD LIMITED
  28. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Benjamin James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Paul John Thomas Rayner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Carole Dawn Jenningsceased 03/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Benjamin James Jenningsceased 29/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

G8 Lynch Lane Offices
79 Lynch Lane
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BIGGS-RAYNER, John→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIGGS-RAYNER, Thomas→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Benjamin James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-07-20 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
JENNINGS, Carole Dawn→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-29 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
RAYNER, Paul John Thomas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-11