BUBBABEAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10045584 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-07
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
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,359

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 150% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£3k-£2k-£1k£24£1kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-4.4k£-1.7k
Current assets£0£1.1k
Net assets£-4.4k£-1.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-02-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-02-05
    SCOTT, Paulyne Rachel resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2016-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BUBBABEAR LIMITED
  21. 2016-03-07
    SCOTT, Andrew William Hardisty appointed
    director
  22. 2016-03-07
    SCOTT, Paulyne Rachel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew William Hardisty Scott
Individual · English · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Paulyne Rachel Scottceased 05/02/2026· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

34 Walton Park
Pannal
Harrogate
HG3 1EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, Andrew William Hardisty
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-03-07
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Active
SCOTT, Paulyne Rachel
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2026-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10