109 GENERAL STORE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12270149 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-18
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➖MEYLER HARRINGTON, Ellen resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-01➕MEYLER HARRINGTON, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-01➕TARR, Graham Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 109 GENERAL STORE LTD
- 2019-10-18➕MEYLER, Jacqui appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Ms Jacqui Meyler Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 18/10/2019 |
Mr Graham Christopher Tarr Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 18/10/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Registered office
109 Heaton Park Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE6 5NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MEYLER, Jacqui→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TARR, Graham Christopher→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEYLER HARRINGTON, Ellen→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-06-01 · resigned 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18