BIG BOYS TOYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06424564 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-12
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 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
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
    WATES, Guy Robert William appointed
    secretary
  7. 2022-03-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-09-28
    DINES, Barney appointed
    director
  17. 2017-09-28
    SWADEN, Nicola Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-09-28
    SWADEN, Nicola Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2017-09-28
    WARD, David William resigned
    director
  20. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2007-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG BOYS TOYS LIMITED
  22. 2007-11-12
    SWADEN, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-12
    SWADEN, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2007-11-12
    WARD, David William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Vw Heritage Parts Centre Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vw Heritage Parts Centre Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BIG BOYS TOYS LIMITED
This company · 06424564

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vw Heritage Parts Centre Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

47 Dolphin Road
Shoreham-By-Sea
West Sussex
BN43 6PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WATES, Guy Robert William
secretary · appointed 2022-03-24
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Active
DINES, Barney
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-28
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Active
SWADEN, Nicola Jane
secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
SWADEN, Nicola Jane
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
WARD, David William
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27