BBL.ME LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC384888 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-06

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-07-21
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2024-07-19
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2023-06-21
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accounts · AA
2022-07-28
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accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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accounts · AA
2020-06-08
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accounts · AA
2019-07-15
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accounts · AA
2018-04-30
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accounts · AA
2017-04-04
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accounts · AA
2016-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-12
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-29
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accounts · AA
2014-12-05
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annual-return · AR01
2014-07-24
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accounts · AA
2013-12-02
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2013-10-31
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ROSS, Sarah-Jane resigned
director
2011-09-09
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WHITE, Mandy appointed
director
2011-09-09
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WHITE, Allan Ritchie resigned
director
2010-09-06
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Company incorporated
As BBL.ME LTD.
2010-09-06
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2010-09-06
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2010-09-06
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2010-09-06
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2010-09-06
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ROSS, Sarah-Jane appointed
director
2010-09-06
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2010-09-06
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director
2010-09-06
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WHITE, Allan Ritchie 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

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Mandy White Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/10/2016

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

Incorporated2010-09-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

65 Pleasance

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH8 9TG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WHITE, Mandy→

director · ~51y · appointed 2011-09-09

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2010-09-06

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2010-09-06

Resigned

ROSS, Sarah-Jane→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2010-09-06

Resigned

WHITE, Allan Ritchie→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2011-09-09

Resigned

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