B&D SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04865414 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
56 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-08-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-08-30➕WHITELAM, Lisa Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-08-30➖BISHOP, Peter Howard resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-03-31➕HARDY, Steven Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-03-31➖WESTCOTT, Philip Graham resigneddirector
- 2007-05-30➕BISHOP, Peter Howard appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-27➖BISHOP, Peter Howard resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-26➕BISHOP, Peter Howard appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-26➖TURNER, Abbie resignedsecretary
- 2003-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs B&D SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-08-13➕TURNER, Abbie appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-13➕WESTCOTT, Philip Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
22 Market Place
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 2BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HARDY, Steven Robert→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITELAM, Lisa Jane→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BISHOP, Peter Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-30 · resigned 2016-08-30
BISHOP, Peter Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2005-07-27
TURNER, Abbie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-13 · resigned 2004-07-26
WESTCOTT, Philip Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-08-13 · resigned 2015-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (56 total)
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2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-26