BCO INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06040426 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-03

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 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 9.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 capital
• 2 confirmation-statement
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-05-09
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-05-29
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-29
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2017-06-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2017-05-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-08-13
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BREARLEY, Giles Harold resigned
director
2011-04-06
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BREARLEY, Alexander Harold appointed
director
2009-03-31
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SMALLMAN, Mark Andrew appointed
secretary
2009-03-31
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RACE, Michael John appointed
director
2009-03-31
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MACKINDER, Gavin John resigned
secretary
2009-03-31
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MACKINDER, Gavin John resigned
director
2007-04-13
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COTTON, Alan Richard appointed
director
2007-03-01
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HESSELDEN, John Paul appointed
director
2007-03-01
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SMALLMAN, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2007-03-01
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MACKINDER, Gavin John appointed
secretary
2007-03-01
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RAYNER, Joanne resigned
secretary
2007-03-01
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BREARLEY, Giles Harold appointed
director
2007-01-03
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Company incorporated
As BCO INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2007-01-03
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RAYNER, Joanne appointed
secretary
2007-01-03
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MACKINDER, Gavin John appointed
director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Paul Hesselden Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Harold Brearley Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Mr Mark Andrew Smallman Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Mr Michael John Race Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Mr Alan Richard Cotton Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49	—	—	board controlboard 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-01-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

39/43 Bridge Street

Swinton

Mexborough

South Yorkshire

S64 8AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-17

Last: 2026-01-03