BIBI'S EAST LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
SC419961 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-40.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £40,779
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,270 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
-£41k
↓ 8405% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£41k-£15k£12k£38k£64k£90kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£-7.7k£39.1k
Current assets£36.4k£90.0k
Cash£3.7k£4.4k
Debtors£30.0k£82.9k
Net assets£-40.8k£491

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-10
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-03-10
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2012-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BIBI'S EAST LIMITED
  18. 2012-03-20
    DUNCAN, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-03-20
    DUNCAN, Deborah appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-20
    GIRVAN, Emma Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-03

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Deborah Duncan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Emma Girvan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DUNCAN, Deborah
secretary · appointed 2012-03-20
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DUNCAN, Deborah
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-20
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Active
GIRVAN, Emma Louise
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-03-20
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30