B S EATON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00653789 · ltd · incorporated 1960-03-24
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
£7.44M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 61.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 61.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,440,382
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£226k
Net Worth
£7.4m
Current Assets
£8.8m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.74M |
| Current assets | £8.78M |
| Cash | £225.6k |
| Debtors | £4.87M |
| Net assets | £7.44M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-20➖EATON, Stewart Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-04-20➖WHITTAKER, William Henry resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-04➕EATON, Oliver Stewart Charles appointeddirector
- 2000-09-30➖EATON, Roger Bernard resigneddirector
- 2000-05-23➖EATON, Roger Bernard resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➕WHITTAKER, William Henry appointedsecretary
- 1995-08-27➖EATON, Marion resigneddirector
- 1992-04-06➕EATON, Roger Bernard appointeddirector
- 1971-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mrs. M. Eaton
- 1964-12-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mrs. M. Eaton
- 1960-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs B S EATON LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EATON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oliver Stewart Charles Eaton Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stewart Michael Eatonceased 20/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Coppice Lane
Cheslyn Hay
Nr Walsall
Staffs
WS6 7EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
EATON, Oliver Stewart Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2001-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EATON, Roger Bernard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-05-23
WHITTAKER, William Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-23 · resigned 2009-04-20
EATON, Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~120y · resigned 1995-08-27
EATON, Roger Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1992-04-06 · resigned 2000-09-30
EATON, Stewart Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2022-12-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Mrs. M. Eaton | Further charge | 1 property | 01/09/1971 | 29/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Mrs. M. Eaton | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/12/1964 | 29/06/2017 |
Recent filings (114 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24