B&H CLEARANCE LIMITED

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06700153 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-17
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
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year to Mar 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 38120
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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£163k£326k£490k£653k£816kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£751.0k
Current assets—£816.1k
Cash—£363.2k
Debtors—£249.9k
Net assets—£634.3k
Average employees22—

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
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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-01
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    WEBB, Jane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-02-01
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    WEBB MURPHY, Coleen Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    MURPHY, Coleen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    WEBB, Brian resigned
    director
  20. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Coleen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-09-15
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    ROSS, Haydn Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2008-09-22
    ➕
    ROSS, Haydn Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2008-09-22
    ➕
    WEBB, Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As B&H CLEARANCE LIMITED
  25. 2008-09-17
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    Corporate Appointments Limited appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-09-17
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    Corporate Appointments Limited resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Coleen Jane Webb Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38120 — SIC 38120

Registered office

Magdella Broad Street Common
Nash
Newport
South Wales
NP18 2BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WEBB, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-01
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Active
WEBB MURPHY, Coleen Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-02-01
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Active
MURPHY, Coleen→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
ROSS, Haydn Christopher→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
WEBB, Brian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
Corporate Appointments Limited→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-17 · resigned 2008-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
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gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-29