B.W. CONTROLS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02143442 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£301.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 38.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £301,713
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£410k
Net Worth
£302k
Current Assets
£916k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £309.6k | — |
| Current assets | £915.8k | — |
| Cash | £409.8k | — |
| Debtors | £470.2k | — |
| Net assets | £301.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1300 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2022-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-23➕PARSONS, Thomas John appointeddirector
- 2022-03-23➕CALEX HOLDINGS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2022-03-23➖FOWLER, Julie Ann resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-23➖FOWLER, Julie Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-03-23➖FOWLER, Lee Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-02-14➕FOWLER, Julie Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-14➖WATERS, Patricia Dawn resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-14➕FOWLER, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2005-02-14➕FOWLER, Lee Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-02-14➖WATERS, Brian Patrick Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2005-02-14➖WATERS, Patricia Dawn resigneddirector
- 2002-08-06🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-08-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-02-01➖HILL, Leslie Colin resigneddirector
- 1995-02-01➖MOCKRIDGE, John Edward resigneddirector
- 1989-03-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1987-11-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1987-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs B.W. CONTROLS LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Calex Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Calex Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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B.W. CONTROLS LIMITED
This company · 02143442
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Calex Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lee Michael Fowlerceased 23/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
9 High Street
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8QT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
PARSONS, Thomas John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALEX HOLDINGS LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2022-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Julie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2022-03-23
WATERS, Patricia Dawn→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-02-14
FOWLER, Julie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2022-03-23
FOWLER, Lee Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2022-03-23
HILL, Leslie Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1995-02-01
MOCKRIDGE, John Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1995-02-01
WATERS, Brian Patrick Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2005-02-14
WATERS, Patricia Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2005-02-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/08/2002 | 16/02/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/08/2002 | 16/02/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/03/1989 | 16/02/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/11/1987 | 16/02/2005 |
Recent filings (130 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-04-01