B & S GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02573279 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 35.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,874,694
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.87M | — |
| Average employees | 7400 | 3800 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2026-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-04🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-08➕STUBBS, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➕WITTENBRINK, Jason Guy appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➖POTTS, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-08➖POTTS, Steven resigneddirector
- 2022-02-08🔒Charge registered #8Lender: High Wood Management Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2022-02-08🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Steven Potts and Karen Potts
- 2021-12-20📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-12-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2017-05-04🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2015-05-06🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD
- 2004-06-14➖FOX, Michael resigneddirector
- 2002-11-28➖HUGHES, Geoffrey George resigneddirector
- 2000-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-06-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-04-29➕FOX, Michael appointeddirector
- 1996-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1991-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1991-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs B & S GROUP LIMITED
- 1991-01-14➕MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-01-14➖MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-01-14➕MBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-01-14➖MBC NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 36 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
Uk Energy Services Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Uk Energy Services Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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B & S GROUP LIMITED
This company · 02573279
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uk Energy Services Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Steven Pottsceased 08/02/2022· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUFORT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12667860 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BEDFORD STEEL FABRICATIONS LTD→ 07983917 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BESPOKE OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED→ 10650891 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BETTERFORCE LIMITED→ 03882247 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BIG PRINT DIRECT LTD→ 10800410 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BLACKHARE BOUTIQUE LIMITED→ 14961063 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLACKHURST ENGINEERING LTD→ 09981309 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BME ACCESS LTD→ 14544906 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BOB WHITE TYRES LIMITED→ 06532552 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BOB'S MOTORCYCLE AND TYRES LTD→ 11444840 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BODYLINE VEHICLE SIGNS LIMITED→ 05447284 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120
Registered office
Sovereign Way
Chester West Employment Park
Chester
CH1 4QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
STUBBS, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WITTENBRINK, Jason Guy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POTTS, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-02-08
MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-14 · resigned 1991-01-14
FOX, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2004-06-14
HUGHES, Geoffrey George→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2002-11-28
POTTS, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 2022-02-08
MBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-01-14 · resigned 1991-01-14
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/04/2025 | 30/03/2026 | |
| outstanding | High Wood Management (As Security Trustee) High Wood Management Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 08/02/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Steven Potts and Karen Potts | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/02/2022 | 09/09/2022 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 04/05/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 04/05/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD / Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/05/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/06/1998 | 30/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Memorandum of cash deposit | 1 property | 04/03/1996 | 26/08/2000 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/03/1991 | 26/08/2000 |
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Recent filings (121 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11