B. D. PLASTICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03517913 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
78 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 |
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| Average employees | 10 | 900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-20➕NIXON, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20➖WALKER, Janet Louise resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-20➖WALKER, Barry David resigneddirector
- 2019-12-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2019-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barry David Walker,Janet Louise Walker, Philip David Walker,Rachel Louise Loughlin
- 2019-12-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-12-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-07-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs B. D. PLASTICS LIMITED
- 1998-02-26➕WALKER, Janet Louise appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-26➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-26➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-26➕WALKER, Barry David appointeddirector
- 1998-02-26➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-26➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-26➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-26➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
B D Plastics Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
B D Plastics Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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B. D. PLASTICS LIMITED
This company · 03517913
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B D Plastics Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| C SPURR LTD→ 14667916 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAITLYN JULIE LIMITED→ 16804615 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHELTON PRODUCTS LTD→ 15608818 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHUGO LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 16986774 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
4 Claymere Road
Leechmere Industrial Estate
Sunderland
SR2 9TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
NIXON, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Janet Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2019-12-20
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-02-26
WALKER, Barry David→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2019-12-20
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-02-26
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-02-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/06/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barry David Walker,Janet Louise Walker, Philip David Walker,Rachel Louise Loughlin | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/11/2000 | 18/12/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 20/07/2000 | 07/12/2019 |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-10