B. CONWAY (MECHANICAL HANDLING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01349269 · ltd · incorporated 1978-01-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 42.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28220

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31
Average employees	500

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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CONWAY, Kieran Michael appointed
director
2024-05-20
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capital · SH08
2024-05-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-04-09
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CONWAY, Bernard resigned
director
2008-02-29
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CONWAY, Lisa resigned
director
2007-05-24
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CONWAY, Andrew Mark appointed
director
2007-05-24
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CONWAY, Lisa appointed
director
1996-06-11
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CONWAY, Michael James appointed
director
1995-08-29
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OWEN, Brian Robert resigned
director
1990-12-28
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CONWAY, Veronica appointed
secretary
1990-12-28
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CONWAY, Veronica appointed
director
1983-11-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
1978-01-20
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Company incorporated
As B. CONWAY (MECHANICAL HANDLING) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CONWAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CONWAY, Kieran Michael (same surname) appointed 2024-11-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Veronica Conway Individual · British · DOB 07/1939 · age 87	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1978-01-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

B Conway Group

Windsor Street

Oldham

OL4 1AE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-11

Last: 2025-12-28