B.J. CERAMICS (WALES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01395757 · ltd · incorporated 1978-10-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 44.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 44.4y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
    ➕
    FRENCH, Martin Darren appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-31
    ➖
    BALLARD, Susanna Rutherford resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-11-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-11-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2019-11-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    BALLARD, Susanna Rutherford appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    BALLARD, William resigned
    director
  21. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 1982-12-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 1982-02-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 1978-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As B.J. CERAMICS (WALES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ceramiks Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ceramiks Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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B.J. CERAMICS (WALES) LIMITED
This company · 01395757

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
Ceramiks Ltd
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

45-51 Wychtree Street
Morriston
Swansea
SA6 8EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BALLARD, Peter→
secretary
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Active
BALLARD, Peter→
director · ~73y
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Active
FRENCH, Martin Darren→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-10-31
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Active
BALLARD, Susanna Rutherford→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned
BALLARD, William→
director · ~102y · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/12/198201/11/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property22/02/198201/11/2019

Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20