BULL AND DOG GARAGE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12088625 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-06
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
£313.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
22 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 £313,691

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£314k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£542k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£108k£217k£325k£434k£542kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£313.7k£242.2k
Current assets£542.2k£464.3k
Net assets£313.7k£242.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
    ➖
    YATES, Joan resigned
    director
  5. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-20
    ➖
    YATES, Joseph resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-04-15
    ➕
    YATES, Terence appointed
    director
  16. 2021-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BULL AND DOG GARAGE LIMITED
  19. 2019-07-06
    ➕
    YATES, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2019-07-06
    ➕
    YATES, Joan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-06
    ➕
    YATES, Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2019-07-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Terence Yates
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/08/2021
Mr Stephen Yates
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2a Swordfish Business Park Swordfish Close
Higgins Lane
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 8JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

YATES, Stephen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YATES, Terence→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YATES, Joan→
director · ~92y · appointed 2019-07-06 · resigned 2024-01-25
Resigned
YATES, Joseph→
director · ~99y · appointed 2019-07-06 · resigned 2024-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23