BRISTOL MORRIS CENTRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13705113 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-26
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£50.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £50,784
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £94.1k | £29.5k |
| Current assets | £78.2k | £82.3k |
| Cash | — | £83.0k |
| Debtors | — | £-764 |
| Net assets | £50.8k | £29.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28➕PRITCHETT, Vaessa Jane Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-10-28➖PRITCHETT, Vanessa Jane Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BRISTOL MORRIS CENTRE LTD
- 2021-10-26➕PRITCHETT, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-10-26➕PRITCHETT, Vanessa Jane Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-10-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Vaessa Jane Louise Pritchett Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/10/2022 |
Mr Christopher Paul Pritchett Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Vanessa Jane Louise Pritchettceased 28/10/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Turville
Northwick Road
Bristol
Gloucestershire
BS35 4HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PRITCHETT, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHETT, Vaessa Jane Louise→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHETT, Vanessa Jane Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-10-26 · resigned 2022-10-28
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01