BRIDPORT KITCHENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09557048 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
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
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-30
Average employees1600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDPORT KITCHENS LIMITED
  16. 2015-04-23
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    TEAL, Laurence Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Laurence Mark Teal
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

1 Horn Park Business Centre
Broadwindsor Road
Beaminster
Dorset
DT8 3PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TEAL, Laurence Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-23
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29