BEST BIB N TUCKER CIC

🌳Matureactive

SC515921 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-18

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 14190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,123

Cash YoY

+11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£63k

↑ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£1k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£63k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.1k	£56.3k
Current assets	£63.2k	£56.7k
Cash	£63.2k	£56.7k
Net assets	£1.1k	£1.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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DEWAR, Faith Baby Florence resigned
director
2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-03
➕
ADAM, Mary Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-01
➕
BROWN, Heather appointed
director
2025-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
➖
LYNCH, Lesley Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-11
➖
DUFF, Isabella resigned
director
2025-08-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
➖
MULVENNA, Gerry resigned
director
2023-09-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-17
➖
MUIR, Kathleen resigned
director
2019-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-05
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DUFF, Isabella appointed
director
2018-05-05
➕
MUIR, Kathleen appointed
director
2018-05-05
➕
MULVENNA, Gerry appointed
director
2015-09-18
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Company incorporated
As BEST BIB N TUCKER CIC
2015-09-18
➕
JUBB, Eileen Frances appointed
director
2015-09-18
➕
DEWAR, Faith Baby Florence appointed
director
2015-09-18
➕
LYNCH, Lesley Elizabeth appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DEWAR, Faith Baby Florence resigned 2026-03-31; DUFF, Isabella resigned 2025-08-11; LYNCH, Lesley Elizabeth resigned 2025-11-17

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-09-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

Best Bib N Tucker Cic

2 Firrhill Neuk

Edinburgh

EH13 9FF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-01

Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ADAM, Mary Ann Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-03

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Active

BROWN, Heather→

director · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JUBB, Eileen Frances→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEWAR, Faith Baby Florence→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

DUFF, Isabella→

director · ~81y · appointed 2018-05-05 · resigned 2025-08-11

Resigned

LYNCH, Lesley Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2025-11-17

Resigned

MUIR, Kathleen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-05 · resigned 2019-03-17

Resigned

MULVENNA, Gerry→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-05 · resigned 2023-09-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-21