B.C.S. SYSTEMS LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-01-05➖HAWKINS, Norma Bertha resigneddirector
- 2015-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1998-04-25➕HAWKINS, Nichola Jane appointedsecretary
- 1998-04-25➖MCMEAKIN, Nicola Anne resignedsecretary
- 1987-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs B.C.S. SYSTEMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-29
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Norman Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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