BD STRUCTURES LTD
🌳Matureactive
03395001 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-30
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.00M |
| Current assets | — | £3.02M |
| Cash | — | £1.96M |
| Debtors | — | £759.1k |
| Net assets | — | £1.73M |
| Average employees | 26 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01➕HEYS, James Edward appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➕HEYS, Ben William appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➖HEYS, Christopher James resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➖HINDLE, Graham resigneddirector
- 2023-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-09-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-05➕HEYS, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-05➖ROBERTS, Graham resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-04➖DEWHURST, Robert Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Christopher James Heys and Rachel Kay Heys and Whitehall Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Bd Structures Executive Pension Fund
- 2016-03-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-05-08➖ECCLESHARE, Philip resigneddirector
- 2008-02-18➖DEWHURST, Julie Dawn resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-18➕ROBERTS, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-18➖DEWHURST, Julie Dawn resigneddirector
- 2006-01-13➕HINDLE, Graham appointeddirector
- 2004-06-11➕DEWHURST, Julie Dawn appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-28➖ELLIS, Ronald resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-28➖ELLIS, Ronald resigneddirector
- 2004-01-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
- 2000-10-03➖MORRISON, Paul Joseph resigneddirector
- 1998-07-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-05-18➕HEYS, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 1998-05-18➕DEWHURST, Julie Dawn appointeddirector
- 1998-05-18➕ECCLESHARE, Philip appointeddirector
- 1998-05-18➕ELLIS, Ronald appointeddirector
- 1998-05-18➕MORRISON, Paul Joseph appointeddirector
- 1997-07-02➕ELLIS, Ronald appointedsecretary
- 1997-07-02➕DEWHURST, Robert Malcolm appointeddirector
- 1997-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BD STRUCTURES LTD
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HEYS, Ben William (same surname) appointed 2023-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bd Structures Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bd Structures Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BD STRUCTURES LTD
This company · 03395001
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Bd Structures Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher James Heysceased 07/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALENTEC ORION LIMITED→ 00231713 · est 1928 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 97y | — | — |
| ASHFIELD (UK) LIMITED→ 02034549 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| AUTOMATIC ALARMS LIMITED→ 01963431 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| BACKER ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED→ 15333070 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BAERLOCHER UK LIMITED→ 01109873 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| BALMERS GM LIMITED→ 08099551 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BAMBUMS LIMITED→ 15446738 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BARKER & PATTICHIS LIMITED→ 08738771 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BBA BEAUTIFULBLOSSOMSAESTHETICS LTD→ 15971156 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BD STRUCTURES GROUP LIMITED→ 15496080 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEAR PLANT SERVICES LIMITED→ 11294056 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BEAVER COUNTRYWEAR LIMITED→ 05537628 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Westhoughton Industrial Estate
James Street
Westhoughton
Lancashire
BL5 3QR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)
HEYS, James Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-09-01
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HEYS, Ben William→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-09-01
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HEYS, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-05-18
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DEWHURST, Julie Dawn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-11 · resigned 2008-02-18
ELLIS, Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2004-05-28
HEYS, Christopher James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-09-05 · resigned 2023-09-01
ROBERTS, Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-18 · resigned 2022-09-05
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 1997-06-30
DEWHURST, Julie Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-05-18 · resigned 2008-02-18
DEWHURST, Robert Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2021-06-04
ECCLESHARE, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1998-05-18 · resigned 2009-05-08
ELLIS, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1998-05-18 · resigned 2004-05-28
HINDLE, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2023-09-01
MORRISON, Paul Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-05-18 · resigned 2000-10-03
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 1997-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Christopher James Heys and Rachel Kay Heys and Whitehall Trustees as Trustees of the Bd Structures Executive Pension Fund Christopher James Heys and Rachel Kay Heys and Whitehall Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Bd Structures Executive Pension Fund | A registered charge | — | 02/06/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2016 | 17/01/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 27/01/2004 | 17/01/2023 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/07/1998 | 17/01/2023 |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-08