BFIVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05593904 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 20.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-03-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-12-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BFIVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2005-10-14➕BIBBY, Delainne appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕BIBBY, Bradley Walter appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕BIBBY, Delainne appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-14➖RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-14➕RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-10-14➖RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Delainne Bibby Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/03/2024 |
Mr Bradley Walter Bibby Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Downshire 71 Baldwins Lane
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3LT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BIBBY, Bradley Walter→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIBBY, Delainne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2005-10-14
RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2005-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/10/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 06/12/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/11/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-16