BATTERY CENTRE LIMITED(THE)
💤Zombieactive
01530408 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£203.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 37.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 £203,095
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,698 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£203k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£335k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £318.8k | £319.8k |
| Current assets | £334.6k | £315.9k |
| Cash | £7.6k | £10.4k |
| Debtors | £182.0k | £160.5k |
| Net assets | £203.1k | £222.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-07➕HOLMES, Steven Derek appointeddirector
- 2020-05-07➖EVANS, Gwynfryn William George resignedsecretary
- 2020-05-07➖EVANS, Gwynfryn William George resigneddirector
- 2020-05-07➖HOLMES, Derek Gilbert resigneddirector
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1989-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1980-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BATTERY CENTRE LIMITED(THE)
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Steven Derek Holmes Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/04/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Derek Gilbert Holmesceased 07/05/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr William Gywnfryn Evansceased 07/05/2020· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated1980-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Landore Service Station
Neath Road
Landore
Swansea
SA1 2JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HOLMES, Steven Derek→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Gwynfryn William George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2020-05-07
EVANS, Gwynfryn William George→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2020-05-07
HOLMES, Derek Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2020-05-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 27/01/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05