BYGGWIK (U.K.) LTD
🌳Matureactive
01356618 · ltd · incorporated 1978-03-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£608.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 42.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
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
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £608,826
Net assets shrinking
Down £55,714 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£88k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£609k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£354k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £636.6k | £710.9k |
| Current assets | £354.1k | £420.6k |
| Cash | £88.2k | £227.3k |
| Debtors | £265.8k | £193.3k |
| Net assets | £608.8k | £664.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-09➖ILIFFE, John David resigneddirector
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-09-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-05-14➕SUMMERS, Lindsay Ann appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-14➕SUMMERS, Lindsay Ann appointeddirector
- 2002-05-14➖HISCOCKS, William Bryan resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-14➖HISCOCKS, William Bryan resigneddirector
- 2000-04-10➕ILIFFE, John David appointeddirector
- 2000-03-31➖WIKSTROM, Jan-Olov resigneddirector
- 1995-01-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1978-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BYGGWIK (U.K.) LTD
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lindsay Ann Summers Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Coder Road
Ludlow Business Park
Ludlow
Salop
SY8 1XE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
SUMMERS, Lindsay Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-05-14
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SUMMERS, Lindsay Ann→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-14
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Active
HISCOCKS, William Bryan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-05-14
HISCOCKS, William Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2002-05-14
ILIFFE, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-04-10 · resigned 2018-02-09
WIKSTROM, Jan-Olov→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2000-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 04/01/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 24/11/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-09