BM & RG LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05286482 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-15
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: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2019-08-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-08-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2019-08-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-08-05
    ➕
    MODERATE, Brian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-08-05
    ➖
    GODMAN, Robert William resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-08-05
    ➖
    MODERATE, Brian resigned
    director
  20. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2004-11-19
    ➕
    GODMAN, Robert William appointed
    director
  22. 2004-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BM & RG LIMITED
  23. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    GODMAN, Robert William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-11-15
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    MODERATE, Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-11-15
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert William Godman
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mr Brian Moderate
Individual · British · DOB 02/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Well Cottage Cucumber Lane
Essendon
Hatfield
AL9 6JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MODERATE, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODMAN, Robert William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODMAN, Robert William→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2019-08-05
Resigned
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15
Resigned
MODERATE, Brian→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2019-08-05
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23