2B INTL LTD

💤Zombieactive
06712876 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,192

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£360
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£3k-£2k-£1k-£550£360Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-4.2k£-4.2k
Current assets£360£360
Net assets£-4.2k£-4.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 2B INTL LTD
  17. 2008-10-01
    BOBER, Barbara Lucyna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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 Barbara Lucyna Bober
Individual · Polish,British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75100%
board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

37 Little Cross House
Phipps Street
Bristol
BS3 1SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOBER, Barbara Lucyna
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-01
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18