BIG BROTHER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03643504 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-02
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
0
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2017-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-28➖KASBIA, Sukchain Kaur resignedsecretary
- 2008-10-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1998-10-15➕KASBIA, Dharminder Singh appointeddirector
- 1998-10-15➕KASBIA, Sukchain Kaur appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-15➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-15➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG BROTHER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 1998-10-02➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-02➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dharminder Singh Kasbia Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · WN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSPARES (WIGAN) LIMITED→ 01910925 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| AMMM SERVICES LTD→ 13964360 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BARTONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED→ 14614402 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLUE DEW TRADE LTD→ 15644411 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BNS DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15796652 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BNS DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 06072709 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BOXFLOW CONTAINER SALES & HIRE LTD→ 17025772 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOXOF LTD→ 15870401 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOYCHEV JUNIOR LTD→ 15272473 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BPG INVESTMENTS LTD→ 10692179 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRADLEY CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 15333145 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRADLEYS MACHINERY LTD→ 12295101 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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
Incorporated1998-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
41 Bridgeman Terrace
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1TT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
KASBIA, Dharminder Singh→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KASBIA, Sukchain Kaur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-10-15 · resigned 2013-01-28
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-02 · resigned 1998-10-15
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-02 · resigned 1998-10-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/10/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 25/07/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-06