BUILDING SIMULATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02249006 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-27
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 26.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01460SIC 01460
- 71200Technical testing and analysis
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 26.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £5,333
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 420% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.3k | £-1.7k |
| Current assets | £61.4k | £92.8k |
| Net assets | £5.3k | £-1.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-06-01➕SIMPSON, John Duncan appointeddirector
- 2001-02-25➕SIMPSON, John Duncan appointedsecretary
- 2001-02-25➖KURK, Anthony Alexander Diran resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-09-22➖HO, Fook Leong resignedsecretary
- 1997-09-22➕KURK, Anthony Alexander Diran appointedsecretary
- 1988-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BUILDING SIMULATION LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Simpson Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr John Duncan Simpson Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Tufters
Kilve
Bridgwater
TA5 1EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
SIMPSON, John Duncan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-02-25
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Active
SIMPSON, John Duncan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-06-01
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HO, Fook Leong→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-09-22
KURK, Anthony Alexander Diran→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-09-22 · resigned 2001-02-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 28/01/2000 | 30/11/2005 |
Recent filings (122 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-20