BIJOU BOXES LTD
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BIJOU BOXES LTD
- 2021-05-18➕MCCAIGHY, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➕MCCAIGHY, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony John Mccaighy Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/05/2021 |
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Mccaighy Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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