2BP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04558436 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 capital
  • • 2 resolution
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 capital
  • • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-04-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-04-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2026-04-20
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  6. 2026-04-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2026-04-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2026-04-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2026-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-11-01
    ➕
    PRINCE, Harry Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2021-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    PRINCE, Raymond Alan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    LEITCH, James Brodie resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    LEITCH, James Brodie resigned
    director
  25. 2002-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2BP LIMITED
  26. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    PRINCE, Raymond Allan appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    LEITCH, James Brodie appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-10-09
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    LEITCH, James Brodie appointed
    director
  31. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2002-10-09
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PRINCE, Harry Robert (same surname) appointed 2021-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Raymond Allan Prince
Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Jessica Jessica Wooldridge
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/04/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Brodie Leitchceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Brodie Leitchceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

52 Spencer Street
Oadby
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 4DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PRINCE, Raymond Alan→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRINCE, Harry Robert→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRINCE, Raymond Allan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-10-09
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Active
LEITCH, James Brodie→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-09
Resigned
LEITCH, James Brodie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-23
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03