BEZUSZKO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09061460 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53100Postal activities under universal service obligation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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 £24,712

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£76k
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£61k£76kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£25.4k
Current assets£75.8k
Net assets£24.7k
Average employees400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-07-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-02
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-10-02
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-01
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BEZUSZKO LIMITED
  17. 2014-05-29
    BEZUSZKO, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2014-05-29
    BEZUSZKO, Emma Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEZUSZKO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Bezuszko
Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Louise Bezuszko
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

2 Europe Way
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 0RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BEZUSZKO, Andrew
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-05-29
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BEZUSZKO, Emma Louise
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-20