B M S CRITICAL CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01820888 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-31
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 40.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 40.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees900-900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-05-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-05-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2024-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-16
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  9. 2024-10-16
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  10. 2024-10-16
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  11. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-25
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    TAYLOR, Carrie Maria appointed
    director
  15. 2022-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-23
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    RICHARDS, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-04-29
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    RICHARDS, Susan Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 1995-10-20
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    FARRER, Ian Mark resigned
    director
  23. 1994-04-06
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    FARRER, Ian Mark appointed
    director
  24. 1986-03-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1984-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As B M S CRITICAL CARE 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RICHARDS, Thomas Edward (same surname) appointed 2021-09-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Joseph Richards
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit B Hurstwood Court, Mercer
Way, Shadsworth Business Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

RICHARDS, Paul Joseph→
director · ~77y
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Active
RICHARDS, Thomas Edward→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-09-23
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Active
TAYLOR, Carrie Maria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-07-25
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Active
RICHARDS, Susan Jennifer→
secretary · resigned 2021-04-29
Resigned
FARRER, Ian Mark→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 1995-10-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property04/03/1986—
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-16
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-16
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-23