BLOOMING SURPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
07390611 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-01
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    WYMER, Adam Bradley resigned
    director
  17. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    GRANT, Susan appointed
    director
  18. 2012-08-24
    ➖
    RAYNOR, Craig Leslie resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-24
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    WYMER, Adam Bradley appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    RAYNOR, Craig Leslie appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    WYMER, Adam Bradley resigned
    director
  22. 2010-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BLOOMING SURPRISE LTD
  23. 2010-09-28
    ➕
    WYMER, Adam Bradley appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Ms Sue Grant
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
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
Incorporated2010-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 1 Park Mill Way
Clayton West
Huddersfield
HD8 9XJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GRANT, Susan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
RAYNOR, Craig Leslie→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2012-08-24
Resigned
WYMER, Adam Bradley→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
WYMER, Adam Bradley→
director · ~36y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25