B & S CONFECTIONERY LIMITED

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05089921 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£28.6k
Current assets—£40.2k
Net assets—£14.8k
Average employees2—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-19
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  10. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-04
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2017-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As B & S CONFECTIONERY LIMITED
  17. 2004-03-31
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    SIMS, Kirstin Louise Burgess appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-31
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    SIMS, Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2004-03-31
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    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-03-31
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    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-03-31
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  22. 2004-03-31
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stephen Sims
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

820 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SIMS, Kirstin Louise Burgess→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-31
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Active
SIMS, Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-31
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Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-14