ECIGARUS BELLSHILL LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £33.4k |
| Current assets | — | £125.6k |
| Cash | — | £11.0k |
| Debtors | — | £103.7k |
| Net assets | — | £33.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ECIGARUS BELLSHILL LIMITED
- 2015-10-08➕KOIAK, Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-10-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Koiak Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/01/2018 |
Mr Richard Koiak Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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