BULMER BRICK CUTTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09386586 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BULMER BRICK CUTTING LIMITED
- 2015-01-13➕PINNEGAR, Jane Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-13➕PINNEGAR, Jane Lesley appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➕PINNEGAR, Michael Colin Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 Michael Colin Francis Pinnegar Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jane Lesley Pinnegar Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BUCKINGHAM MANAGEMENT (EDGWARE) LIMITED→ 03137923 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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| C E MARK CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 04568865 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| C.D.D. (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 01895919 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
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| CANON BRICKWORK HOMES LIMITED→ 14550775 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Steven Burton & Co Ltd Broomfield Park, Coggeshall Road
Earls Colne
Colchester
Essex
CO6 2JX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PINNEGAR, Jane Lesley→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-01-13
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PINNEGAR, Jane Lesley→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-01-13
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PINNEGAR, Michael Colin Francis→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-01-13
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27