1485 WINES RETAIL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12737869 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08➕BRIDGWATER, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➕BRISTOW, Roger Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➖BRIDGWATER, James Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-01-08➕BRISTOW, Roger Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➖BRISTOW, Roger Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-01-08➖FROGGATT, Caroline Ashley resigneddirector
- 2025-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-21📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2023-06-06📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2023-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 1485 WINES RETAIL LIMITED
- 2020-07-13➕GROUPPERO LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-07-13➕BRIDGWATER, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-07-13➕FROGGATT, Caroline Ashley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Grouppero Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Grouppero Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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1485 WINES RETAIL LIMITED
This company · 12737869
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roger Michael Bristow Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/01/2025 |
Mr Peter Anthony Bridgwater Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/01/2025 |
Grouppero Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/07/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Roger Michael Bristowceased 08/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr James Andrew Bridgwaterceased 08/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Caroline Ashley Froggattceased 08/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
7 Victoria Road
Tamworth
B79 7HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BRIDGWATER, Peter Anthony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRISTOW, Roger Michael→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2025-01-08
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GROUPPERO LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-07-13
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BRIDGWATER, James Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-13 · resigned 2025-01-08
BRISTOW, Roger Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-08 · resigned 2025-01-08
FROGGATT, Caroline Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-13 · resigned 2025-01-08
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08