B.C.C. (NE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05199212 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-06
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-05-30
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  10. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-01
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  13. 2015-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-09-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-04-12
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    BULMER, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-04-12
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    BULMER, Margaret appointed
    director
  18. 2010-04-12
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Jillian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As B.C.C. (NE) LIMITED
  20. 2004-08-06
    ➕
    BULMER, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2004-08-06
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Jillian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-08-06
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-08-06
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    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-08-06
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    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-08-06
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    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tony Bulmer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence29/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

Unit 1 Brads Way Raisby Hill
Coxhoe
Durham
DH6 4FA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BULMER, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-12
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Active
BULMER, Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-08-06
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Active
BULMER, Margaret→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-12
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Active
SIMPSON, Jillian→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2010-04-12
Resigned
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2004-08-06
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2004-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
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accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-31