BUMP, BABY & YOU LTD

💤Zombieactive
08857352 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-23
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
£27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £27,373
Net assets shrinking
Down £91,987 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£30k£60k£90k£120k£150kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£33.5k£135.3k
Current assets£42.1k£150.5k
Cash£22.3k£144.4k
Debtors£19.8k£6.0k
Net assets£27.4k£119.4k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-23
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    MIDDLETON, Ben resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-10-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-09-23
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    MIDDLETON, Ben appointed
    director
  18. 2019-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-05-07
    ➖
    BULMER, Andrea resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    BULMER, Andrea appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUMP, BABY & YOU LTD
  23. 2014-01-23
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Laura appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ben Middletonceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Moor Lane
Whitburn
Sunderland
SR6 7JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Laura→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULMER, Andrea→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2015-05-07
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Ben→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2026-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27