BRIDLINGTON BAY SHELLFISH LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13548400 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-5.1k |
| Current assets | — | £11.8k |
| Cash | — | £3.1k |
| Debtors | — | £8.7k |
| Net assets | — | £-5.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06➕BAKE, Amy appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31➕BLAKE, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-31➖ROBSON, George Neil resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖ROBSON, John Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDLINGTON BAY SHELLFISH LIMITED
- 2021-08-04➕BLAKE, Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-08-04➕BLAKE, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2021-08-04➕ROBSON, George Neil appointeddirector
- 2021-08-04➕ROBSON, John Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-08-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Coastal Shellfish Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Coastal Shellfish Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BRIDLINGTON BAY SHELLFISH LIMITED
This company · 13548400
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal Shellfish Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/05/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Genesis Fishing Limitedceased 31/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Mark Anthony Blakeceased 03/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Neil Dennis Robsonceased 03/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230
Registered office
Europa House
20 Esplanade
Scarborough
YO11 2AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
BLAKE, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKE, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBSON, George Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-04 · resigned 2023-10-31
ROBSON, John Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-08-04 · resigned 2023-10-31
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06