BCAS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02238847 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 37.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
153 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees20001600

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.

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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 (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-03-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
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  6. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
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  8. 2023-08-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-11-01
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    O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane resigned
    director
  13. 2022-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2021-09-29
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    O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-09-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2020-09-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-08-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  21. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-06-30
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    PEADEN, Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2018-01-02
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    JONES, Mary Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2015-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2015-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2015-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 2013-10-01
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    PEADEN, Christine appointed
    director
  28. 2012-08-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
  29. 2011-03-01
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    JAMES XAVIER, John Aroucia Raj resigned
    director
  30. 2011-03-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Ian resigned
    director
  31. 2011-01-04
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    PARFITT, David John appointed
    director
  32. 2009-01-30
    ➖
    HARRINGTON, Anthony Kevin resigned
    director
  33. 2007-06-29
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    VERRALL, John resigned
    director
  34. 2006-12-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2006-11-21
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    O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane appointed
    director
  36. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    JAMES XAVIER, John Aroucia Raj appointed
    director
  37. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Ian appointed
    director
  38. 2001-10-03
    ➖
    DAVISON, Louise Ann resigned
    secretary
  39. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    VERRALL, John appointed
    director
  41. 1992-07-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Century Limited
  42. 1992-06-15
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    DAVISON, Louise Ann appointed
    secretary
  43. 1992-06-15
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    RICHARDSON, Trevor Douglas resigned
    secretary
  44. 1992-06-15
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    RICHARDSON, Trevor Douglas resigned
    director
  45. 1990-10-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  46. 1989-06-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  47. 1988-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BCAS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Parfitt
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mary Anne Jones
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Trevor Stanley Davisonceased 01/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

8 Thames Park
Lester Way
Wallingford
Oxon
OX10 9TA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

DAVISON, Trevor Stanley→
director · ~76y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Mary Anne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARFITT, David John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVISON, Louise Ann→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-15 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2021-09-29
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Trevor Douglas→
secretary · resigned 1992-06-15
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Anthony Kevin→
director · ~77y · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
JAMES XAVIER, John Aroucia Raj→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
O'ROURKE, Vanda Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
PEADEN, Christine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Trevor Douglas→
director · ~76y · resigned 1992-06-15
Resigned
ROBERTS, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
VERRALL, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/08/2012—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/12/200618/11/2015
satisfied
Century
Century Limited
Debenture1 property06/07/199221/11/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property05/10/199021/11/2015
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/06/1989—
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Recent filings (153 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01