BLUEBELL FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07717682 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-26
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 23 | 2200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-07➕CAPEL, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07➕ORDSMITH, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Alison Bowden Reuben and Michael Barry Reuben
- 2023-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-07-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-11-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEBELL FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED
- 2011-07-26➕REUBEN, Alison Bowden appointeddirector
- 2011-07-26➕REUBEN, Michael Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bluebell Fitted Furniture Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bluebell Fitted Furniture Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLUEBELL FITTED FURNITURE LIMITED
This company · 07717682
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluebell Fitted Furniture Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Barry Reubenceased 07/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Alison Bowden Reubenceased 07/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| BEMIS ASSOCIATES UK LIMITED→ 03278424 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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| BISHOP INTERIORS LTD→ 14154905 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BISOUS BATH LUXURIES LTD→ 15200813 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLACKFIVE ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 03955270 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| BONDED WELDED JEWELLERY LTD→ 15880570 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOOTLE CONTAINERS LIMITED→ 01299127 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020
Registered office
James House Yew Tree Way
Golborne
Warrington
WA3 3JD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CAPEL, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-09-07
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ORDSMITH, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-09-07
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REUBEN, Alison Bowden→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-26
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REUBEN, Michael Barry→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-07-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Alison Bowden Reuben and Michael Barry Reuben | A registered charge | — | 07/09/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2014 | 19/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/11/2011 | 09/05/2016 |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23