YELLOW BULLDOG LTD
🌳Matureactive
08509606 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-10.9k |
| Current assets | — | £1.57M |
| Cash | — | £153.6k |
| Debtors | — | £585.3k |
| Net assets | — | £-76.2k |
| Average employees | 1600 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-01-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-31🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-10-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Beacon Capital Solutions Limited
- 2022-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-02-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2017-09-05➕CHALLIS, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2015-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-06-01➕PRECIOUS, Matthew Martin, M appointeddirector
- 2013-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs YELLOW BULLDOG LTD
- 2013-04-30➕GRANT, Benjamin Alun appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Grant Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew Martin Precious Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Attimore Barn
Ridgeway
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 2AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CHALLIS, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Benjamin Alun→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRECIOUS, Matthew Martin, M→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Beacon Capital Solutions Beacon Capital Solutions Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/04/2022 | 31/01/2023 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 14/05/2019 | 25/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/06/2015 | 18/07/2023 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28