B & B PRECISION ENGINEERING (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03639121 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25620Machining
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 25.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 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, 2 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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees191900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-09
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    HOLLIS, Stephen John Bolckow resigned
    director
  13. 2017-02-09
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    LEACH, Steven resigned
    director
  14. 2017-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-11-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2016-11-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2016-11-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2016-11-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2014-11-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  21. 2014-10-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each Group Member
  22. 2014-08-04
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    THWAITE, Austen resigned
    director
  23. 2013-02-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  24. 2011-01-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc (Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  25. 2010-11-01
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    HAIGH, Steven David appointed
    director
  26. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    BRIDGE, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    BRIDGE, John Arthur resigned
    director
  28. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    HOLLIS, Stephen John Bolckow appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    LEACH, Steven appointed
    director
  30. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    THWAITE, Austen appointed
    director
  31. 2001-05-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Allen resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    BRIDGE, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Allen resigned
    director
  35. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    BENNETT, Allen appointed
    secretary
  36. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    BENNETT, Allen appointed
    director
  38. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    BRIDGE, John Arthur appointed
    director
  39. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1998-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As B & B PRECISION ENGINEERING (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
  41. 1998-09-28
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1998-09-28
    ➕
    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

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.

Group structure

S Haigh & Sons Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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S Haigh & Sons Engineering Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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B & B PRECISION ENGINEERING (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
This company · 03639121

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
S Haigh & Sons Engineering Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven David Haighceased 09/02/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Stephen John Bolckow Hollisceased 09/02/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Steven Leachceased 09/02/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated1998-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Unit 3a Dearne Park Estate
Park Mill Way Clayton West
Huddersfield
HD8 9XJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

HAIGH, Steven David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Allen→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
BRIDGE, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
BENNETT, Allen→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
BRIDGE, John Arthur→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
HOLLIS, Stephen John Bolckow→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2017-02-09
Resigned
LEACH, Steven→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2017-02-09
Resigned
THWAITE, Austen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2014-08-04
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property24/11/2014—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each Group Member
A registered charge—17/10/2014—
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property27/02/201314/11/2016
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc (Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge1 property13/01/201114/11/2016
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/05/200114/11/2016
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Recent filings (93 total)

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2026-06-26
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2026-05-05
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2025-07-02
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officers · CH01
2025-06-23
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2025-04-19
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2024-06-24
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2024-02-20
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2023-06-23
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2023-03-30
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2022-06-22
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2021-06-22
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2021-06-16
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