BBP MARKETING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05453833 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 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 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees5500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-19
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    HOLDSWORTH, James Alexander appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-06-19
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Douglas Richard resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-06-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2023-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-08-11
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    GLEDHILL, David Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-20
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Edward Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2017-11-20
    ➕
    STEER, Michael John appointed
    director
  22. 2015-02-12
    ➖
    GODLINGTON, Gerard David resigned
    director
  23. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    GODLINGTON, Gerard David appointed
    director
  24. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Catherine Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Douglas Richard appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-07-08
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, David Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2005-07-08
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BBP MARKETING LIMITED
  30. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Mrs Catherine Anne Gledhill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Edward Charles Gledhill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Michael Gledhillceased 11/08/2021· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Lowland Works
Lowlands Road
Mirfield
West Yorkshire
WF14 8LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

HOLDSWORTH, James Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEDHILL, Catherine Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEDHILL, Edward Charles→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEER, Michael John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Douglas Richard→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2005-07-08
Resigned
GLEDHILL, David Michael→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2021-08-11
Resigned
GODLINGTON, Gerard David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2015-02-12
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2005-07-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-13