A BULL ASSOCIATES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10165546 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-05
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-10-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-07-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A BULL ASSOCIATES LTD
  19. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    BULL, Amy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    MILLER, Wendy Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BULL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Ms Amy Elizabeth Bull
Individual · American · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Benedict Court Flat 9 Benedict Court
Monk Street
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 5NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BULL, Amy Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-05-05
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Active
MILLER, Wendy Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-23