BELLEROPHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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11378739 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,302
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,429 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 171% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9k£48k£105k£161k£218k£275kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£341.3k£343.6k
Current assets£146.4k£275.3k
Cash£21.3k£275.3k
Debtors£125.1k£71
Net assets£-9.3k£13.1k

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

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-10
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    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  8. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLEROPHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  16. 2018-05-23
    PAPANICHOLA, Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2018-05-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 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

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
Mr Peter Papanichola
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

15 West Street
Brighton
BN1 2RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PAPANICHOLA, Peter
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-05-23
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/04/2024
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26