BILLIE'S FINS LTD

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10505876 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£275.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.8y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £275,050
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,870 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£275k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£128k£192k£256k£321kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£317.4k£292.3k
Current assets£292.0k£320.6k
Net assets£275.1k£290.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
  3. 2026-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-09-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2024-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BILLIE'S FINS LTD
  21. 2016-12-01
    WHYATT, Billie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Billie's Fins Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Billie's Fins Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BILLIE'S FINS LTD
This company · 10505876

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Billie's Fins Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Billie Whyattceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

10 Enterprise Way Unit 1, Four Seasons House
Pinchbeck
Lincolnshire
PE11 3YR
United Kingdom

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 (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHYATT, Billie
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
A registered charge31/03/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/09/2025
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Recent filings (31 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15