BONESS BARREL LTD.
🌿Early-stageactive
SC783396 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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 £1
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 |
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01➕RODGER, Jordan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BONESS BARREL LTD.
- 2023-09-21➕RODGER, Ashleigh Dawn appointeddirector
- 2023-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ashleigh Dawn Wilson Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
46-48 South Street
Bo'Ness
EH51 9HD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RODGER, Ashleigh Dawn→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-09-21
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RODGER, Jordan Andrew→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Recent filings (10 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-21