BMIB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03907186 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-14
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
99 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 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-17
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    BELLEW, Neil David resigned
    director
  13. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-22
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2015-06-30
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    GREEN, Neil Paul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-06-30
    ➖
    GREEN, Neil Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    JACKSON, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    GREEN, Neil Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-04-29
    ➖
    MORLEY, Julienne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    BELLEW, Neil David appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    GREEN, Neil Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2010-04-29
    ➖
    MORLEY, Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2005-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2003-03-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 2001-03-26
    ➖
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-09-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2000-07-27
    ➕
    MORLEY, Julienne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-07-27
    ➕
    MORLEY, Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2000-07-26
    ➖
    RATHBONE, Maureen Ann resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-07-26
    ➖
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir resigned
    director
  34. 2000-07-26
    ➖
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir resigned
    director
  35. 2000-07-26
    ➖
    RATHBONE, Maureen Ann resigned
    director
  36. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Maureen Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-02-16
    ➖
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir appointed
    director
  40. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir appointed
    director
  41. 2000-02-16
    ➖
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2000-02-14
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Maureen Ann appointed
    director
  43. 2000-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BMIB LIMITED
  44. 2000-01-14
    ➕
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2000-01-14
    ➕
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 27 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.)

Group structure

Bmib 2005 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bmib 2005 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BMIB LIMITED
This company · 03907186

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bmib 2005 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Kelly Jo Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2024
Mr Andrew Simon Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2024

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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🔒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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Unit 5, Aldridge Fields Business Park Middlemore Lane West
Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 8AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

JACKSON, Andrew Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2001-03-26
Resigned
GREEN, Neil Paul→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-29 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
MORLEY, Julienne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2010-04-29
Resigned
RATHBONE, Maureen Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-07-26
Resigned
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-14 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned
BELLEW, Neil David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-04-29 · resigned 2019-05-17
Resigned
CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-07-26
Resigned
CLIFF, Anthony Edward, Sir→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-07-26
Resigned
GREEN, Neil Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-29 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
MORLEY, Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2010-04-29
Resigned
RATHBONE, Maureen Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-02-14 · resigned 2000-07-26
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-14 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property29/03/200319/08/2005
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/09/2000—
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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14