B C LOCATION SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03356398 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-21
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees0-100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-22
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    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2020-09-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-23
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    CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen resigned
    secretary
  12. 2018-04-23
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    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2018-04-23
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2018-04-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    CUTTS, William Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    CREED, Elaine Margery resigned
    director
  21. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    CREED, Elaine Margery appointed
    director
  22. 1999-05-01
    ➖
    WHITFIELD, Robert Malcolm resigned
    director
  23. 1997-09-22
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Robert Malcolm appointed
    director
  24. 1997-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As B C LOCATION SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 1997-04-21
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-04-21
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-04-21
    ➕
    CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-04-21
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-04-21
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Stephen Cutts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Unit 42 The Coach House St Mary's Business Centre
66-70 Bourne Road
Bexley
Kent
DA5 1LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CUTTS, William Stephen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-21 · resigned 1997-04-21
Resigned
CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-21 · resigned 2018-04-23
Resigned
POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-04-23 · resigned 2020-09-22
Resigned
CREED, Elaine Margery→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
WHITFIELD, Robert Malcolm→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-09-22 · resigned 1999-05-01
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-21 · resigned 1997-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29