B & J RADIATORS LTD

🌳Matureactive

05197256 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-04

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29320

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	400	400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2026-03-20
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2025-04-28
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2025-04-24
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2024-04-12
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2023-06-16
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2022-07-11
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accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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officers · TM02
2021-06-11
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2021-06-11
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officers · TM01
2021-06-11
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officers · TM01
2021-06-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-01
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MILLS, Renee resigned
secretary
2021-06-01
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MILLS, Michael Eamonn Joseph resigned
director
2021-06-01
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MILLS, Renee resigned
director
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
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2019-04-11
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accounts · AA
2018-05-21
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accounts · AA
2004-08-06
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2004-08-06
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-08-04
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Company incorporated
As B & J RADIATORS LTD
2004-08-04
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HOWARTH, Melanie Michelle appointed
director
2004-08-04
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MILLS, Mark Michael appointed
director
2004-08-04
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MILLS, Renee appointed
secretary
2004-08-04
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-04
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MILLS, Michael Eamonn Joseph appointed
director
2004-08-04
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MILLS, Renee appointed
director
2004-08-04
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Mills Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/06/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael Eamonn Joseph Millsceased 01/06/2021· board control · significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-08-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

111 Cleggs Lane

Little Hulton

Manchester

M38 9RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-10

Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HOWARTH, Melanie Michelle→

director · ~50y · appointed 2004-08-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLS, Mark Michael→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-08-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLS, Renee→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2021-06-01

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2004-08-06

Resigned

MILLS, Michael Eamonn Joseph→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2021-06-01

Resigned

MILLS, Renee→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2021-06-01

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2004-08-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-28

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2021-06-11

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-06-11