BBL TWO LTD

💤Zombieactive
00710564 · ltd · incorporated 1961-12-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. 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. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 54.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 54.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (1 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
150 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2019-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-01-14
    ➕
    MORI, Takeshi appointed
    director
  12. 2019-01-14
    ➖
    WILKES, Peter Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2018-12-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-12-24
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  15. 2018-12-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-12-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-12-12
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    Charge satisfied #5
  18. 2018-12-12
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2018-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-01-26
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    DARLEY, David Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-26
    ➖
    GOOLD, Dominic Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    WILKES, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2014-02-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2013-04-02
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    DARLEY, David Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-23
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    DARLEY, David Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2012-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2011-12-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
  30. 2010-02-14
    ➖
    LONGDON, Sarah Margaret resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-12-02
    ➖
    BARKER, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  32. 2009-07-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 2009-01-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  34. 2008-10-07
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    WILLIAMS, Michael Howard resigned
    director
  35. 2008-07-01
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    DARLEY, David Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2006-08-25
    ➖
    GOOLD, Mary Madeline resigned
    director
  37. 2006-08-25
    ➖
    GOOLD, Michael William resigned
    director
  38. 2003-12-19
    ➖
    BUTLER, Stephen Paul resigned
    secretary
  39. 2003-12-19
    ➕
    LONGDON, Sarah Margaret appointed
    secretary
  40. 2003-07-18
    ➕
    BUTLER, Stephen Paul appointed
    secretary
  41. 2003-07-01
    ➖
    LOW, David Griffin resigned
    secretary
  42. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    SEIPEL, David Peter resigned
    director
  43. 1999-11-16
    ➕
    LOW, David Griffin appointed
    secretary
  44. 1999-10-07
    ➖
    MOORE, John Charles resigned
    secretary
  45. 1999-10-07
    ➖
    MOORE, John Charles resigned
    director
  46. 1999-07-05
    ➕
    MOORE, John Charles appointed
    secretary
  47. 1999-07-05
    ➕
    MOORE, John Charles appointed
    director
  48. 1999-06-30
    ➖
    HORNBLOWER, Michael resigned
    secretary
  49. 1999-03-24
    ➖
    WESTLEY, Dorcas Miriam resigned
    director
  50. 1998-01-05
    ➕
    GOOLD, Dominic Christopher appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Group structure

Bbl One Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bbl One Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BBL TWO LTD
This company · 00710564

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bbl One Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15120 — SIC 15120

Registered office

Unit 2 75 Midland Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 3QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 16 resigned)

MORI, Takeshi→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Stephen Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-18 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
HORNBLOWER, Michael→
secretary · resigned 1999-06-30
Resigned
LONGDON, Sarah Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2010-02-14
Resigned
LOW, David Griffin→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2003-07-01
Resigned
MOORE, John Charles→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned
BARKER, Geoffrey→
director · ~74y · appointed 1991-08-30 · resigned 2009-12-02
Resigned
DARLEY, David Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2015-01-26
Resigned
DARLEY, David Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2012-03-23
Resigned
GOOLD, Dominic Christopher→
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2015-01-26
Resigned
GOOLD, Mary Madeline→
director · ~80y · resigned 2006-08-25
Resigned
GOOLD, Michael William→
director · ~98y · resigned 2006-08-25
Resigned
MOORE, John Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned
SEIPEL, David Peter→
director · ~86y · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned
WESTLEY, Dorcas Miriam→
director · ~120y · resigned 1999-03-24
Resigned
WILKES, Peter Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-26 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Michael Howard→
director · ~81y · resigned 2008-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance LTD
Debenture1 property12/12/201112/12/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/07/200912/12/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge1 property16/01/200903/02/2012
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Charge1 property01/07/198120/02/2014
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Floating charge.1 property08/06/197220/02/2014

Recent filings (150 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19