BARGAIN BUSTERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08621480 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4000 | 4000 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-03📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2023-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-25➕CRUMP, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2013-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BARGAIN BUSTERS LIMITED
- 2013-07-23➕CRUMP, Jeanette appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Crump Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/10/2023 |
Mrs Jeanette Crump Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Steve Crumpceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A TO Z CONVENIENCE STORE LTD→ 15241598 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ARW SALES AND MARKETING LTD→ 15511383 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AURORA APPAREL LTD→ 16469562 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUTO FILE SERVICE LIMITED→ 09588919 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AVIEFABRICS LTD→ 13387800 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AXEL CLOTHING LTD→ 12625242 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAILE LIMITED→ 09415929 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BAILEY’S WINE & DELI LTD→ 16292500 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRUMP, Jeanette→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-23
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CRUMP, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-25
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-01-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29