B & D QUALITY FABRICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02796728 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-05
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,881
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,132 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£27.6k£10.6k
Current assets£26.0k£18.7k
Net assets£6.9k£9.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2022-12-17
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-03-17
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2018-12-18
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  9. 2017-12-28
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  10. 2016-12-22
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  11. 2016-04-01
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  12. 2015-12-30
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  13. 2015-08-03
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  16. 2015-07-31
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    CHALLENGER, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-31
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    SMITH, Kevin appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-31
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    BALLANCE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-07
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    JENNINGS, Brian Michael resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-07
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    JENNINGS, Brian Michael resigned
    director
  21. 1993-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As B & D QUALITY FABRICATIONS LIMITED
  22. 1993-03-05
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    JENNINGS, Brian Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 1993-03-05
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    BALLANCE, David appointed
    director
  24. 1993-03-05
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Brian Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Robert Challenger
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kevin Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 5a Bedgrave Close
Norwood Industrial Estate
Killamarsh
Sheffield
S21 2HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CHALLENGER, Paul Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
SMITH, Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
JENNINGS, Brian Michael→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-05 · resigned 2013-03-07
Resigned
BALLANCE, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-03-05 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
JENNINGS, Brian Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-03-05 · resigned 2013-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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2025-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12