BRIDGE HOUSE SOMERSET LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13006893 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-10
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-1.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11010SIC 11010
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,031,499
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,246,606 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1.0m
↓ 580% YoY
Current Assets
£312k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £442.6k | £215.1k |
| Current assets | £312.4k | £140.3k |
| Net assets | £-1.03M | £215.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDGE HOUSE SOMERSET LTD
- 2020-11-10➕HUDSON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-11-10➕HUDSON, Terri appointeddirector
- 2020-11-10📄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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Ian Hudson Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/09/2021 |
Mrs Terri Leigh Hudson Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Bridge House, Obridge Road
Taunton
Taunton
TA2 7QA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUDSON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUDSON, Terri→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-11-10
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-09-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-10