BEAR & BOOMER INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC694306 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 4.6y

5/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-01-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-01-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2026-01-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-02-19
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-02-14
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  8. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-08-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  11. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2023-10-11
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  14. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-15
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-08-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  17. 2021-09-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2021-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  19. 2021-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEAR & BOOMER INVESTMENTS LTD
  20. 2021-04-01
    PITTS, Matthew Berry, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2021-04-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Matthew Berry Pitts
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Abbey Park Place
Dunfermline
KY12 7NZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PITTS, Matthew Berry, Dr
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-04-01
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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property14/02/2025
outstanding
Mortgage Works (UK)
Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property20/08/2024
outstanding
Mortgage Works (UK)
Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property11/10/2023
satisfied
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property11/08/202208/01/2026
satisfied
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property03/09/202108/01/2026
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14