BAUHAUS NORTHERN LLP
🌿Early-stageactive
SO307828 · llp · incorporated 2023-08-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.92M
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,920,522
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1.9m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.92M |
| Net assets | £1.92M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-02-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-02-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-02-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-02-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Tab London Limited
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tab London Limited
- 2024-08-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2023-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2023-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Brycg a Limited
- 2023-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Brycg a Limited
- 2023-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BAUHAUS NORTHERN LLP
- 2023-08-07➕FLAME, Simon Paul appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-08-07➕FLAME, Susan Maree appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-08-07📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Paul Flame Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 07/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2023-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Broxmouth House
Broxmouth Park
Dunbar
EH42 1QW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FLAME, Simon Paul→
Activellp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2023-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLAME, Susan Maree→
Activellp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2023-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tab London Tab London Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Tab London Tab London Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Brycg a Brycg a Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/10/2023 | 10/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Brycg a Brycg a Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/10/2023 | 10/02/2025 |
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-02-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2023-10-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2023-10-06
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2023-08-07