A BIGGER PICTURE GLOBAL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13745474 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £90.6k |
| Current assets | — | £56.3k |
| Cash | — | £8.7k |
| Debtors | — | £47.6k |
| Net assets | — | £90.6k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A BIGGER PICTURE GLOBAL LIMITED
- 2021-11-16➕BOWES, Angela appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➕BOWES, Colin Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Angela Bowes Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/11/2021 |
Mr Colin Michael Bowes Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 68-74 EFFINGHAM ROAD RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05210104 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A & A GROUP LIMITED→ 16862818 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABERMAED HOUSE RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED→ 03843818 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ACKERMAN PIERCE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16799100 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACL 28 LTD→ 15625716 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACRE ROAD (KINGSTON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03207284 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ACT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS LTD→ 17124357 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADELAIDE FLATS LTD→ 12544923 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADELAIDE HOUSE FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 11797695 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADELE UK BIDCO LIMITED→ 12355715 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADELE UK HOLDCO LIMITED→ 12355488 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADELE UK PARENTCO LIMITED→ 12355466 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies
Registered office
15 Mill Street
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 2RG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOWES, Angela→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWES, Colin Michael→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01