BEDROCK PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13748229 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£851
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £851
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,544 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£111
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£851
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£102k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£102kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£37.1k£6.9k
Current assets£101.5k£62.9k
Cash£111£6.0k
Debtors£10.9k£11.7k
Net assets£851£4.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-23
    HERRIDGE, David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-11
    HERRIDGE, David appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEDROCK PRODUCTS LTD
  12. 2021-11-17
    HERRIDGE, Davey John appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Davey John Herridge
Individual · English · DOB 01/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/11/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

16b Midland Road
Scunthorpe
DN16 1DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HERRIDGE, Davey John
director · ~28y · appointed 2021-11-17
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Active
HERRIDGE, David
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-11 · resigned 2025-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-17