BUY DIRECT ONLINE UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI625657 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-10
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,043

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£266.4k£268.3k
Current assets£11.6k£32.9k
Net assets£11.0k£11.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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  2. 2025-08-01
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  3. 2024-05-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tennent's NI Limited
  5. 2024-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
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  7. 2022-04-27
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  8. 2021-04-26
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  9. 2020-07-23
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  10. 2019-04-25
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  11. 2018-04-30
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  12. 2016-12-06
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  13. 2016-02-24
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-02-24
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-02-01
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    GLOVER, Nicola appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-01
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    GLOVER, Jonathan Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2015-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BUY DIRECT ONLINE UK LTD
  19. 2014-07-10
    ➕
    GLOVER, Jonathan Andrew appointed
    director

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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Nicola Glover
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
—75–100%75-100% voting01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

15 Market Square East
Lisburn
BT28 1AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GLOVER, Nicola→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
GLOVER, Jonathan Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-07-10 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Tennent's NI
Tennent's NI Limited
A registered charge2 properties21/05/2024—
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
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mortgage · MR01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02