BOUNCY CASTLES HARTLEPOOL LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £438 |
| Current assets | £23.3k |
| Net assets | £438 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BOUNCY CASTLES HARTLEPOOL LIMITED
- 2016-01-12➕HALL, Keith Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith Matthew Hall Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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