CENTRAL BAR GROUP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC703080 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-01
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£378
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £378
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£378
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £378 | £-37.7k |
| Debtors | £29.9k | £27.4k |
| Net assets | £378 | £-37.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-02➕BOWMAN, Audrey appointeddirector
- 2025-04-02➖BOWMAN, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-26➖BOWMAN, Nina resigneddirector
- 2022-01-26➕BOWMAN, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL BAR GROUP LIMITED
- 2021-07-01➕BOWMAN, Nina appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Audrey Bowman Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ryan Bowmanceased 02/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Miss Nina Bowmanceased 26/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
227 C/O Johnston Carmichael
West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BOWMAN, Audrey→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWMAN, Nina→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2022-01-26
BOWMAN, Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2025-04-02
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Recent filings (20 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04