BIS SALAMIS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01690942 · ltd · incorporated 1983-01-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4525
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2018-05-29📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2010-06-10➖BIRKETT, Andrew Richard resigneddirector
- 2010-05-31➕ASHCROFT, Paul Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-31➖DAVIDSON, Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2008-12-31➕WAUGH, Stephen David appointeddirector
- 2008-12-31➖NICKERSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2007-09-01➕BIRKETT, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2005-08-01➕NICKERSON, David Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2005-07-31➖THOMSON, David Andrew Torrens resigneddirector
- 2003-12-31➖WEDDLE, William Joseph resigneddirector
- 2003-08-20➕DAVIDSON, Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-18➖ELVIN, Steven James resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-14➖BRODIE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2000-05-18➕ELVIN, Steven James appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-05➖MORRISON, Louise Mary resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-17➖DRUMMOND, Robert Sommerville resigneddirector
- 2000-02-17➕NICKERSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 1999-01-13➖BRODIE, Ian resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-13➕MORRISON, Louise Mary appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-03➕BRODIE, Ian appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-03➖WEDDLE, William Joseph resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-03➕BRODIE, Ian appointeddirector
- 1998-12-03➕DRUMMOND, Robert Sommerville appointeddirector
- 1998-12-03➖NEALE, Terence Gary resigneddirector
- 1998-12-03➕THOMSON, David Andrew Torrens appointeddirector
- 1998-12-03➖TRIGG, Bernard resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1983-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BIS SALAMIS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
2 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2011-09-30
Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-05
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4525 — SIC 4525
Registered office
Axis House Tudor Road
Manor Park
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1BD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2011-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-05OVERDUE
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)
ASHCROFT, Paul Stuart→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-05-31
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NICKERSON, David Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-08-01
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WAUGH, Stephen David→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-31
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BRODIE, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 1999-01-13
DAVIDSON, Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-20 · resigned 2010-05-31
ELVIN, Steven James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-18 · resigned 2003-07-18
MORRISON, Louise Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 2000-04-05
WEDDLE, William Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-12-03
BIRKETT, Andrew Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2010-06-10
BRODIE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 2003-02-14
DRUMMOND, Robert Sommerville→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 2000-02-17
NEALE, Terence Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1998-12-03
NICKERSON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-02-17 · resigned 2008-12-31
THOMSON, David Andrew Torrens→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 2005-07-31
TRIGG, Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1998-12-03
WEDDLE, William Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2003-12-31
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Recent filings (3 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-05-29
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01