BBF (BOLTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04442989 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-10-31
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Neil appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-31
    ➕
    INCE, Robert appointed
    director
  9. 2025-10-31
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    INCE, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2021-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-08-01
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    GRAHAM, Neil resigned
    director
  22. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Neil appointed
    director
  24. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    GRAHAM, Neil resigned
    director
  25. 2017-05-26
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Neil appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-26
    ➖
    GRAHAM, Neil resigned
    director
  27. 2002-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BBF (BOLTON) LIMITED
  28. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    INCE, Paul appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Neil appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    INCE, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Graham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2025
Mr Robert Ince
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Michael Inceceased 31/07/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Neil Grahamceased 01/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Michael Inceceased 04/04/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Neil Grahamceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Alma Works
Rasbottom Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 5BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

INCE, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCE, Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
GRAHAM, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
GRAHAM, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-26 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
GRAHAM, Neil→
director · ~109y · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2017-05-26
Resigned
INCE, Paul Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15