BRISTOL TRADE COMMERCIALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07361912 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-01
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£359.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £359,332
Net assets shrinking
Down £120,631 YoY
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£359k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£981k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£196k£392k£588k£784k£981kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£463.9k£489.6k
Current assets£980.6k£882.9k
Cash£54.8k£67.0k
Debtors£318.3k£147.9k
Net assets£359.3k£480.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-07-22
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  3. 2023-08-21
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  4. 2022-08-30
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  5. 2021-08-19
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-02-06
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    BURGE, Angela resigned
    director
  13. 2016-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  17. 2012-06-30
    ➕
    BURGE, Angela appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRISTOL TRADE COMMERCIALS LIMITED
  19. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    PEAT, Daniel Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Thomas Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Thomas Paul resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Daniel Paul Peat
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
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
Incorporated2010-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

7 Regent Street
Kingswood
Bristol
BS15 8JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PEAT, Daniel Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
BURGE, Angela→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-06-30 · resigned 2017-02-06
Resigned
RUSSELL, Thomas Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/08/2012—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02