BELLFLOWER AND BLOOM CIC

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16677972 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-08-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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.

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 (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLFLOWER AND BLOOM CIC
  2. 2025-08-28
    SUMMERBELL, Duncan Grahame appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-28
    SUMMERBELL, Kirsty Mairi appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-28
    THACKRAY, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-28
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Mrs Kirsty Mairi Summerbell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control28/08/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

2 Bunkers Cottages Lincoln Road
Welton Le Wold
Louth
LN11 0QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SUMMERBELL, Duncan Grahame
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-08-28
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Active
SUMMERBELL, Kirsty Mairi
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-08-28
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Active
THACKRAY, Deborah Ann
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-08-28
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-08-28