BRISTOL BOBBERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09895676 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-196
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £196
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£196
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £256 | — |
| Current assets | £1.7k | — |
| Cash | £1.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-196 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-25➕O'LEARY, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2018-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-18➖JACKSON, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2017-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-27➕JACKSON, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BRISTOL BOBBERS LTD
- 2015-12-01➕CORMACK, Luke appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-01➕CORMACK, Luke appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John O'Leary Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/10/2023 |
Mr Luke Cormack Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Joseph Jacksonceased 25/07/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400
Registered office
Unit 10c Broadmead Lane Industrial Estate
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CORMACK, Luke→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-12-01
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O'LEARY, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-07-25
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JACKSON, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-08-27 · resigned 2018-01-18
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15