BUBLSHOP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08750528 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-28
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.58M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,583,167
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£3.0m
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.82M | £1.59M |
| Current assets | £2.97M | £3.36M |
| Cash | — | £35.1k |
| Debtors | £232.6k | £267.3k |
| Net assets | £1.58M | £1.55M |
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-07-06📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-29➖PERRIN, Martin Richard resigneddirector
- 2019-10-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-04-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2013-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BUBLSHOP LIMITED
- 2013-10-28➕BARRAS, Richard Craig appointeddirector
- 2013-10-28➕PERRIN, Martin Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Craig Barras Individual · Australian · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin Richard Perrinceased 29/05/2020· 50-75% shares
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2013-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740
Registered office
Bublshop Limited Mere Road
Peacemarsh
Gillingham
SP8 4EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BARRAS, Richard Craig→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PERRIN, Martin Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-28 · resigned 2020-05-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/04/2019 | 08/10/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/04/2019 | 08/10/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/02/2017 | 16/05/2019 |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-07-16