BLUEBELL CONNECTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11605147 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-04
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£270.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £269,962
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,357 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£270k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£331k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £270.0k | £300.3k |
| Current assets | £330.6k | £370.6k |
| Cash | £21.0k | £258.9k |
| Debtors | £309.6k | £111.7k |
| Net assets | £270.0k | £300.3k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Omni Bridgeway (Fund 5) S2 Cayman Invt Limited
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-04➕BEER, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEBELL CONNECTIONS LTD
- 2018-10-04➕BEER, Lee Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Jane Beer Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/10/2020 |
Mr Lee Peter Beer Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421
Registered office
8 St Michaels Road
Ponsanooth
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 7EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEER, Lee Peter→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEER, Rebecca Jane→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-10-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Omni Bridgeway (Fund 5) S2 Cayman Invt Omni Bridgeway (Fund 5) S2 Cayman Invt Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-28