BNS DISTRIBUTION LTD
🌳Matureactive
06072709 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-29
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 1 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-01➕SINCLAIR, Maxine appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2007-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BNS DISTRIBUTION LTD
- 2007-01-29➕SINCLAIR, Ian Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-29➕SINCLAIR, Lee Andrew appointeddirector
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Bns Distribution Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bns Distribution Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BNS DISTRIBUTION LTD
This company · 06072709
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Bns Distribution Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/11/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bns Beheer B.V.ceased 01/11/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Lee Andrew Sinclairceased 01/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Bns Data Logistics B.V.ceased 11/07/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
Unit 7 & 8 Douglas Mill Bradley Lane
Standish
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN6 0XF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SINCLAIR, Ian Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-01-29
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SINCLAIR, Lee Andrew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-01-29
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SINCLAIR, Maxine→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-08-01
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2024-12-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-21