BELLS MILL FISHERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09667672 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,774
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 318% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.7k | £9.4k |
| Current assets | — | £15.5k |
| Net assets | £6.8k | £1.6k |
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.
See pricing →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
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21➕READ, Jonathan Craig appointeddirector
- 2021-06-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLS MILL FISHERY LIMITED
- 2015-07-02➕READ, Anthony Alan appointeddirector
- 2015-07-02➕READ, Susan Joan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Craig Read Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Susan Joan Readceased 28/04/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Anthony Alan Readceased 25/04/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Brabazon
Prestwood Drive
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY7 6RZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
READ, Anthony Alan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READ, Jonathan Craig→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READ, Susan Joan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-21