BOUNCING COWS ICE CREAM LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12299483 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
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
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BOUNCING COWS ICE CREAM LTD
- 2019-11-05➕ROBINSON, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2019-11-05➕ROBINSON, Gary appointeddirector
- 2019-11-05📄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 7 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 Fiona Robinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/11/2019 |
Mr Gary Robinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Cow Gill Barn Cragg Lane
Clapham
Lancaster
North Yorkshire
LA2 8HF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Fiona→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Gary→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-11-05
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10