BRISTOL 1 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09075283 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-06

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47782

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-12-20
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officers · CH01
2025-11-20
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accounts · AA
2025-11-20
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-11-20
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-11-20
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-04
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officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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officers · TM01
2024-09-03
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SAVJANI, Anuj appointed
director
2024-09-03
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CARROLL, Paul Francis resigned
director
2024-03-07
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-07
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-04-20
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-04-20
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-09-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-08-02
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officers · AP01
2022-08-01
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BALDWIN, Rosie Leigh appointed
director
2022-08-01
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PARKER, Nigel David appointed
director
2021-02-09
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CARROLL, Paul Francis appointed
director
2021-02-09
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MCLONGLEY, Anne-Ita Geraldine resigned
director
2020-09-03
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PERKINS, Douglas John David appointed
director
2020-09-03
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CARROLL, Paul Francis resigned
director
2020-09-03
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MCMAHON, Kate resigned
director
2018-02-28
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CARROLL, Paul Francis appointed
director
2018-02-28
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CARROLL, Paul Francis resigned
director
2018-02-28
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MCMAHON, Kate appointed
director
2017-01-11
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SHILL, Christopher James appointed
director
2017-01-11
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MCLONGLEY, Anne-Ita Geraldine appointed
director
2016-12-14
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PERKINS, Douglas John David resigned
director
2016-12-14
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WHITE, Rebecca Mary resigned
director
2016-10-14
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PERKINS, Douglas John David appointed
director
2016-09-02
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NAHAL, Manjinder Singh resigned
director
2014-08-18
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NAHAL, Manjinder Singh appointed
director
2014-08-18
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WHITE, Rebecca Mary appointed
director
2014-06-06
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Company incorporated
As BRISTOL 1 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED
2014-06-06
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-06-06
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PERKINS, Mary Lesley appointed
director
2014-06-06
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-06-06
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CARROLL, Paul Francis appointed
director

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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BRISTOL 1 DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED

This company · 09075283

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	24/01/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Douglas John David Perkinsceased 24/01/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Mrs Mary Lesley Perkinsceased 24/01/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2014-06-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

Forum 6, Parkway Solent Business Park

Whiteley

Fareham

PO15 7PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27