BOLLEY PUBS LIMITED

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11314610 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-17
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 Jun 2019
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2019-06-30
Average employees3500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-05-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2023-03-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2023-03-09
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2023-03-06
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2022-11-29
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2022-11-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-09-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOLLEY PUBS LIMITED
  15. 2018-04-17
    BOLLEY, Andrew James appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOLLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2021-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-02-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Bolley
Individual · English · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
5075%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

PO BOX 11046 Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE19 9DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2021-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2019-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-02-15OVERDUE
Last: 2022-02-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOLLEY, Andrew James
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-04-17
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Recent filings (18 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-05
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-03-14
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-03-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-03-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-11-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-09-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-17