BI (EUROPE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06735092 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10840SIC 10840
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-01-01
    ➕
    DHUTIA, Priyan Kamal appointed
    director
  10. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  15. 2020-10-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-09-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-09-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  18. 2020-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2020-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    DHUTIA, Daksha Kamal appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    DHUTIA, Daksha Kamal appointed
    director
  24. 2020-08-01
    ➖
    DHUTIA, Daksha Kamal resigned
    director
  25. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    DHUTIA, Chandresh Harischandra resigned
    director
  26. 2020-06-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  27. 2014-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2008-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BI (EUROPE) LTD
  29. 2008-10-28
    ➕
    DHUTIA, Kamal Harishchandra appointed
    director
  30. 2008-10-28
    ➕
    DHUTIA, Chandresh Harischandra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DHUTIA, Priyan Kamal (same surname) appointed 2024-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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
Kamdak Ltd
Individual
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/07/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kamal Harishchandra Dutiaceased 29/10/2016· significant influence
  • B.I. Limitedceased 31/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Chandresh Harishchandra Dutiaceased 29/09/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

57 New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DHUTIA, Daksha Kamal→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-01
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Active
DHUTIA, Kamal Harishchandra→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-28
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Active
DHUTIA, Priyan Kamal→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active
DHUTIA, Chandresh Harischandra→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
DHUTIA, Daksha Kamal→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—18/09/2020—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—23/06/2020—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—23/06/2014—
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Recent filings (55 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28