BRISTOL CONFECTIONERY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07974906 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£37.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £37,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,140 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£121kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£37.4k£78.5k
Current assets£89.4k£120.6k
Net assets£37.4k£78.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-06-03
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  4. 2022-09-08
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  5. 2021-05-15
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  6. 2020-10-16
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  7. 2019-09-16
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  8. 2018-11-12
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  9. 2017-08-03
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  10. 2016-08-02
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  11. 2016-03-11
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  12. 2015-08-21
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  13. 2015-04-21
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  14. 2014-06-24
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  15. 2014-03-19
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  16. 2013-05-23
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  17. 2013-01-01
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    WHITE, Alan David appointed
    director
  18. 2013-01-01
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    WHITE, Wendy Maureen appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-01
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    WHITE, Samantha Dale resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BRISTOL CONFECTIONERY COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 2012-03-05
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    CORKE, Jeremy John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-03-05
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    WHITE, Samantha Dale appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan White
Individual · English · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

9 Osborne Grove
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CORKE, Jeremy John→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-05
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Active
WHITE, Alan David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
WHITE, Wendy Maureen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
WHITE, Samantha Dale→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-03-05 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-12