BATHROOMS CONTINENTAL LTD.

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SC283339 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£129.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,118
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£129k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£265k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£53k£106k£159k£212k£265kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£155.8k£133.7k
Current assets£265.4k£210.4k
Cash£19.7k£40.6k
Net assets£129.1k£83.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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  2. 2025-03-04
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  4. 2024-05-16
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  5. 2023-06-08
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  6. 2022-05-17
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  7. 2021-06-17
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  8. 2020-09-09
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  9. 2019-05-31
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  10. 2018-05-21
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  11. 2017-05-31
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  12. 2016-05-23
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  13. 2016-04-20
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  14. 2015-05-27
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  15. 2015-05-01
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  16. 2014-06-10
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  17. 2010-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2009-10-01
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    J.M.SIMPSON & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BATHROOMS CONTINENTAL LTD.
  20. 2005-04-18
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    BENNETT, Roy appointed
    director
  21. 2005-04-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-04-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-04-18
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    J.M.SIMPSON & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-04-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-04-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Mr Roy Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

411 Hillington Road
Hillington Industrial Estate, Hillington
Glasgow
G52 4BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BENNETT, Roy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-04-18
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
J.M.SIMPSON & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property22/12/2010—
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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31