B.H. TRANSMISSION SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02680174 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-23

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-45.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28220

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £45,308

Cash YoY

-22%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£30k

↓ 22% YoY

Net Worth

-£45k

↓ 45% YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↓ 34% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-45.3k	£-31.3k
Current assets	£38.3k	£58.1k
Cash	£30.4k	£39.1k
Debtors	£7.9k	£19.0k
Net assets	£-45.3k	£-31.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-10-16
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2020-10-13
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2019-10-14
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2018-10-31
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2016-10-28
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2014-02-05
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2013-01-31
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JONES, Michael Anthony resigned
secretary
2003-03-26
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JONES, Michael Anthony appointed
secretary
2003-03-26
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WATTON, Robert resigned
secretary
2003-03-26
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WATTON, Robert resigned
director
1993-01-05
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COOPER, Alan Richard resigned
director
1992-02-12
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JONES, Leslie Stephen appointed
director
1992-02-12
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WATTON, Robert appointed
secretary
1992-02-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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1992-02-12
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COOPER, Alan Richard appointed
director
1992-02-12
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WATTON, Robert appointed
director
1992-02-12
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1992-01-23
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Company incorporated
As B.H. TRANSMISSION SERVICES LIMITED
1992-01-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-01-23
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Leslie Stephen Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1992-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

Unit 5 Prothero Works

Bilport Lane

Wednesbury

West Midlands

WS10 0NT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-19

Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JONES, Leslie Stephen→

director · ~70y · appointed 1992-02-12

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Active

JONES, Michael Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2013-01-31

Resigned

WATTON, Robert→

secretary · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 2003-03-26

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-23 · resigned 1992-02-12

Resigned

COOPER, Alan Richard→

director · ~72y · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1993-01-05

Resigned

WATTON, Robert→

director · ~81y · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 2003-03-26

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-23 · resigned 1992-02-12

Resigned

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