BIA FOLLÁIN LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15727455 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-18
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BIA FOLLÁIN LIMITED
- 2024-05-18➕Ó LIONÁIRD, Mícheál appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-18➕NÍ LIONÁIRD, Máiréad appointeddirector
- 2024-05-18➕Ó LIONÁIRD, Mícheál appointeddirector
- 2024-05-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mícheál Ó Lionáird Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2024 |
Máiréad Ní Lionáird Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2024 |
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
Incorporated2024-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
1st Floor, 8 Bridle Close
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 2JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Ó LIONÁIRD, Mícheál→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-05-18
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NÍ LIONÁIRD, Máiréad→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-18
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Ó LIONÁIRD, Mícheál→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-18
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-18