B G A QUALITY BUTCHERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC470632 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
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 £3,526
Net assets shrinking
Down £138,000 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k£33k£69k£105k£142k£178kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£167.5k£293.9k
Current assets£57.4k£178.0k
Cash£26.6k£51.1k
Debtors£5.7k£103.0k
Net assets£-3.5k£134.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  2. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-20
    ➖
    DOULL, Graeme Alexander resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-10
    ➕
    DOULL, Robert Thomson appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B G A QUALITY BUTCHERS LTD
  19. 2014-02-21
    ➕
    DOULL, Graeme Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Graeme Alexander Doull
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

14 Macarthur Street
Wick
Caithness
KW1 5AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOULL, Robert Thomson→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
DOULL, Graeme Alexander→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-21 · resigned 2026-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08