BOUZAYEN (EXETER) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12192267 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-06
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£99.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,481
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,008 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
Net Worth
£99k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£41k£62k£83k£103kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£99.5k£103.5k
Current assets£40.2k£33.3k
Cash£40.2k—
Net assets£99.5k£103.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-09-20
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-09-19
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    BOUZAYEN, Mokhless appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-19
    ➕
    BOUZAYEN, Sandra Ann appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BOUZAYEN (EXETER) LTD
  18. 2019-09-06
    ➕
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-06
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    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "BOUZAYEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mokhless Bouzayen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/09/2019
Mrs Sandra Ann Bouzayen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 19/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Greenwood Accountancy 5-7 Pellew Arcade
Teign Street
Teignmouth
TQ14 8EB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BOUZAYEN, Mokhless→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOUZAYEN, Sandra Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKE, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-09-06 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20