BULLOCK & SON LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10851348 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£75.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £75,169

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£75k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£119kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£75.3k£85.3k
Current assets£114.0k£118.7k
Net assets£75.2k£72.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BULLOCK & SON LIMITED
  17. 2017-07-05
    BULLOCK, Anthony Dean appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-05
    BULLOCK, David Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "BULLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Dean Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2017
Mr David Lee Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Commodore House
51 Conway Road
Colwyn Bay
Conwy
LL29 7AW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BULLOCK, Anthony Dean
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-07-05
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Active
BULLOCK, David Lee
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-07-05
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08