BRIDAL GROUP LTD

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SC722680 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
14 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-05-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIDAL GROUP LTD
  11. 2022-02-10
    ELDER, Barrie Dale appointed
    director
  12. 2022-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Barrie Dale Elder
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ELDER, Barrie Dale
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-10
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-10