B J S COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00396923 · ltd · incorporated 1945-07-12
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees14001300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-14
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    LEWIS, Diana Frances resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-05-19
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    RIGBY, David John resigned
    director
  15. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-01
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    SURESH, Raj appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➖
    LEWIS, Diana Frances resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-11-13
    ➖
    LEWIS, Leslie Vivian resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2015-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2014-10-22
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    LEWIS, Leslie Vivian appointed
    director
  22. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    LEWIS, Diana Frances appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-31
    ➖
    LEWIS, Leslie Vivian resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-13
    ➖
    CUTTS, Michael James resigned
    director
  25. 2012-03-13
    ➖
    GUNTER, Ian Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2012-03-13
    ➕
    RIGBY, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2001-07-25
    ➕
    GUNTER, Ian Alan appointed
    director
  28. 1945-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As B J S COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 81 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Richard Anthony Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1945-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24410 — SIC 24410

Registered office

65 Bideford Avenue
Perivale
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 7PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SURESH, Raj→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Richard Anthony→
director · ~66y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Diana Frances→
secretary · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
CUTTS, Michael James→
director · ~81y · resigned 2012-03-13
Resigned
GUNTER, Ian Alan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2012-03-13
Resigned
LEWIS, Diana Frances→
director · ~94y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2022-04-14
Resigned
LEWIS, Leslie Vivian→
director · ~104y · appointed 2014-10-22 · resigned 2015-11-13
Resigned
LEWIS, Leslie Vivian→
director · ~104y · resigned 2013-10-31
Resigned
RIGBY, David John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2017-05-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/02/201511/03/2015

Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07