B.B. MOULDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02832669 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-02

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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 · 5 lenders · oldest 23.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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
Average employees	15	1400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-05
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2025-03-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2025-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-02
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TAYLOR-REID, Michael appointed
director
2024-08-09
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-07-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-09-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
2021-05-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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ROGERS, Katherine Jane appointed
director
2020-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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ROGERS, Katherine Jane appointed
secretary
2018-06-22
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ASHCROFT, Sandra resigned
secretary
2009-03-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-06-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2006-10-03
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ASHCROFT, Sandra appointed
secretary
2006-10-03
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BEARD, Katherine Jane resigned
secretary
2006-02-16
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BEARD, Barbara resigned
secretary
2006-02-16
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BEARD, Katherine Jane appointed
secretary
2006-02-16
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BEARD, Barbara resigned
director
2005-07-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-11-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Venture Finance PLC
2002-11-15
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BELL, Ronald resigned
director
2002-06-10
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BELL, Ronald appointed
director
1999-06-16
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BEARD, Barbara appointed
secretary
1999-06-16
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BEARD, Barbara appointed
director
1998-09-16
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BELL, Ian Michael resigned
director
1998-07-14
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BEARD, Barbara resigned
secretary
1998-07-14
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BEARD, Barbara resigned
director
1998-07-14
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BELL, Ian Michael appointed
director
1993-07-02
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Company incorporated
As B.B. MOULDING LIMITED
1993-07-02
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BEARD, Andrew Mark appointed
director
1993-07-02
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BEARD, Barbara appointed
secretary
1993-07-02
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-07-02
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Mark Beard Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2016

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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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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

3a South Road

High Etherley

Bishop Aukland

Co Durham

DL14 0HY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-16

Last: 2026-07-02

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

ROGERS, Katherine Jane→

secretary · appointed 2018-06-22

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Active

BEARD, Andrew Mark→

director · ~65y · appointed 1993-07-02

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Active

ROGERS, Katherine Jane→

director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-01

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Active

TAYLOR-REID, Michael→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-02

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Active

ASHCROFT, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-03 · resigned 2018-06-22

Resigned

BEARD, Barbara→

secretary · appointed 1999-06-16 · resigned 2006-02-16

Resigned

BEARD, Barbara→

secretary · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1998-07-14

Resigned

BEARD, Katherine Jane→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-10-03

Resigned

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1993-07-02

Resigned

BEARD, Barbara→

director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-16 · resigned 2006-02-16

Resigned

BEARD, Barbara→

director · ~63y · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1998-07-14

Resigned

BELL, Ian Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1998-09-16

Resigned

BELL, Ronald→

director · ~91y · appointed 2002-06-10 · resigned 2002-11-15

Resigned

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1993-07-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	—	05/06/2025	—
satisfied	Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.	A registered charge	1 property	16/06/2021	17/03/2025
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	26/03/2009	17/09/2021
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	04/07/2005	15/06/2007
satisfied	Venture Finance Venture Finance PLC	Debenture	1 property	19/11/2002	27/09/2021

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Recent filings (151 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-16

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2025-06-06

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-03-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-15

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2024-08-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-17

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-05-10

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-11