BLISS BIDCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

10241453 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-20

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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officers · AP01
2024-06-26
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SMITH, Paul David appointed
director
2024-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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ACARNLEY, Daniel Luke resigned
director
2023-01-03
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accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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mortgage · MR05
2022-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
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capital · SH01
2021-03-09
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capital · SH02
2021-02-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-24
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incorporation · MA
2021-02-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-15
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mortgage · MR01
2021-02-12
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mortgage · MR01
2021-02-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Northedge Capital LLP as Security Trustee
2021-02-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
2020-09-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-09
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officers · CH01
2020-07-08
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officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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AIRD-MASH, Phillip John appointed
director
2020-06-23
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SMITH, Lisa Kathleen appointed
director
2019-09-19
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ATKINSON, Jennifer Isobel resigned
director
2019-08-15
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BOLINGBROKE, Michael resigned
director
2019-07-29
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BARRITT, Mal resigned
director
2019-06-18
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PARKER, Keven David appointed
director
2019-06-18
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FRAME, Phillip Thomas resigned
director
2019-01-21
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ROBERTS, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2018-11-28
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ACARNLEY, Daniel Luke appointed
director
2018-11-28
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BOLINGBROKE, Michael appointed
director
2018-11-28
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FRAME, Phillip Thomas appointed
director
2018-11-28
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STENTON, Raymond resigned
director
2018-03-22
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HIGGINSON, Andrew Thomas resigned
director
2017-11-22
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BARRITT, Mal appointed
director
2016-10-12
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HIGGINSON, Andrew Thomas appointed
director
2016-10-05
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PICKERING, Emma Victoria appointed
director
2016-08-26
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HINKSON, Judith Ellis appointed
director
2016-08-26
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ROBERTS, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2016-08-26
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STENTON, Raymond appointed
director
2016-08-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2016-08-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2016-08-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Northedge Capital LLP (As Security Trustee)
2016-06-20
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Company incorporated
As BLISS BIDCO LIMITED
2016-06-20
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ATKINSON, Jennifer Isobel appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Northedge Capital Ii Gp Llp

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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Bliss Topco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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Northedge Capital Llp

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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BLISS BIDCO LIMITED

This company · 10241453

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bliss Topco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	26/08/2016
Northedge Capital Ii Gp Llp Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	26/08/2016
Northedge Capital Llp Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	26/08/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Jennifer Isobel Atkinsonceased 19/09/2019· significant influence

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

Incorporated2016-06-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Bridgetown House

Lower Bridge Street

Chester

CH1 1RU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-15

Last: 2026-06-01