BEP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05360233 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-10
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,302,471
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£3.2m
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.38M | £2.26M |
| Current assets | £3.18M | £3.10M |
| Cash | £1.32M | £1.14M |
| Debtors | £872.9k | £960.9k |
| Net assets | £2.30M | £2.15M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2025-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-25➖FOLAN, Martin resigneddirector
- 2025-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-07-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
- 2005-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2005-03-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BEP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2005-02-10➕TOOTELL, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-10➕TOOTELL, Ian appointeddirector
- 2005-02-10➕FOLAN, Martin appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-10➖FOLAN, Martin resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-10➕FOLAN, Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bep Is Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bep Is Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BEP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · 05360233
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bep Is Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/07/2025 |
Mr Ian Tootell Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 10/02/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin Folanceased 25/07/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Ian Tootellceased 10/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · BB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES PLASTIC WELDING EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 03542853 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| BAXTON TRADING UK LTD→ 15821922 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BESTBUDDY PETS LTD→ 16826431 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIEA TRADING LTD→ 15521534 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIRD BIDNESS LTD→ 16506460 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIS TRADERS LTD→ 13073976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLACKBURN FOODS LTD→ 15983785 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLOX DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 15389591 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLUE CABANA LIMITED→ 12497836 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLUE KRYSTAL FOOD LTD→ 15587528 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLUEBERRY SESAME LTD→ 15757633 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BMH TRADERS LIMITED→ 16072148 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 11, Appleby Business Centre
Eden Street
Blackburn
BB1 3BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
TOOTELL, Ian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOLAN, Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-02-10
FOLAN, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2025-07-25
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company | A registered charge | — | 16/07/2021 | 23/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 28/04/2005 | 09/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/03/2005 | 09/03/2022 |
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Recent filings (87 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2025-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02