BOLLOSTORE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC658558 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£72.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47430Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
  • 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,987
Net assets shrinking
Down £464 YoY
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£72k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£39k£78k£118k£157k£196kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£89.3k£99.7k
Current assets£183.1k£195.9k
Cash£22.3k£18.1k
Debtors£14.2k£27.1k
Net assets£72.0k£72.5k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BOLLOSTORE LIMITED
  13. 2020-03-31
    WEIR, Robert Craig appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 72 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 Robert Craig Weir
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
75100%
75-100% shares31/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 2 74 Kelvin Avenue
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4LT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WEIR, Robert Craig
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-03-31
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-06