B & W PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04086465 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-09
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 24.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £670,229
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-670.2k | £-1.29M |
| Average employees | 62 | 6400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2026-04-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-13🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Nationwide Building Society (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2026-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2025-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-14➖FLOOD, John Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-01-14➖FOX, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-01-14➖PARTINGTON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-12-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-30🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2024-12-20🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2024-11-13📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-11-07➕FOX, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07➖KIRK, Kerry Louise resigneddirector
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18➕FLOOD, John Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-04-18➖HIERONS, Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➖FOX, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-12-01➕HIERONS, Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-15🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-12-09➕FOX, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-12-09➕KIRK, Kerry Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-12-09➕PARTINGTON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-12-09🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
- 2022-12-09🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Close Brothers Limited as Security Trustee for the Beneficiaries
- 2020-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2020-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-04-19🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2018-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-03-28➖WHITWELL, William Sagar resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-28➖WHITWELL, William Sagar resigneddirector
- 2013-06-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2012-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
B & W Plant Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
B & W Plant Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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B & W PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED
This company · 04086465
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 & W Plant Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 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.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · BB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNLEY STONE & SLATE LTD→ 03343021 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| CAN TRADERS LIMITED→ 15853856 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARE FURNITURE LTD→ 14372826 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CARTELLA LTD→ 16466687 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CASA FURNITURE CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15957380 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CASUAL OUTFITTERS LIMITED→ 15672125 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD.→ 04105583 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CATERING SUPPLIES WHOLESALE UK LTD→ 14539693 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAUNCE TIMBER TREATMENTS LIMITED→ 10338405 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAVALCADE LTD→ 04738196 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| CAVENDISH FURNITURE LTD→ 06494855 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CB FURNITURE CONSULTING LTD→ 12788810 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Shorrocks Delf
Brandy House Brow
Blackburn
BB2 3EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)
WHITWELL, William Richard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITWELL, William Sagar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2017-03-28
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-09 · resigned 2000-11-16
FLOOD, John Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-18 · resigned 2025-01-14
FOX, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-07 · resigned 2025-01-14
FOX, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2023-12-01
HIERONS, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2024-04-18
KIRK, Kerry Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2024-11-07
PARTINGTON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2025-01-14
WHITWELL, William Sagar→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2017-03-28
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-09 · resigned 2000-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | — | 13/04/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2024 | 28/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2022 | 30/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited as Security Trustee for the Beneficiaries | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2022 | 17/01/2025 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 19/04/2018 | 15/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | 13 properties | 12/06/2013 | 16/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 24/10/2012 | 13/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/06/2011 | 16/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/2006 | 10/06/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/07/2005 | 08/11/2012 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Debenture | 1 property | 05/09/2001 | 14/02/2007 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13