B.T.V. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02847118 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-24

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-803

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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 (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

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 · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £803

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£803

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-803	£-803
Net assets	£-803	£-803

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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2023-10-09
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accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-09-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-08-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2000-09-29
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DUNLOP, Brian John resigned
director
1996-06-01
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ROBERTS, Bradley Thomas Victor appointed
secretary
1996-06-01
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ADAMS, Christopher Herbert Michael, Dr appointed
director
1996-06-01
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DUCKWORTH, Rollo resigned
secretary
1996-06-01
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DUCKWORTH, Rollo resigned
director
1993-09-21
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DUNLOP, Brian John appointed
director
1993-08-24
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Company incorporated
As B.T.V. LIMITED
1993-08-24
➕
ROBERTS, Bradley Thomas Victor appointed
director
1993-08-24
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DUCKWORTH, Rollo appointed
secretary
1993-08-24
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-24
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-24
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DUCKWORTH, Rollo appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bradley Thomas Victor Roberts Individual · Australian · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	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

Incorporated1993-08-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

10 Western Road

Romford

Essex

RM1 3JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTS, Bradley Thomas Victor→

secretary · appointed 1996-06-01

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Active

ADAMS, Christopher Herbert Michael, Dr→

director · ~83y · appointed 1996-06-01

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Active

ROBERTS, Bradley Thomas Victor→

director · ~66y · appointed 1993-08-24

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Active

DUCKWORTH, Rollo→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1996-06-01

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1993-08-24

Resigned

DUCKWORTH, Rollo→

director · ~69y · appointed 1993-08-24 · resigned 1996-06-01

Resigned

DUNLOP, Brian John→

director · ~84y · appointed 1993-09-21 · resigned 2000-09-29

Resigned

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