BUILD PLUMB PLASTICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06812387 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-06
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 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£136.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £136,066

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
Net Worth
£136k
Current Assets
£351k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-26
Total assets£233.0k
Current assets£350.7k
Cash£55.6k
Debtors£132.4k
Net assets£136.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2026-03-21
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  3. 2026-03-21
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  4. 2026-03-21
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  5. 2026-03-21
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  6. 2025-11-27
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  7. 2025-03-07
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  8. 2024-11-28
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    address · AD01
  9. 2024-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  10. 2024-01-26
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  11. 2024-01-26
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  12. 2024-01-26
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  13. 2024-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2023-06-12
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  16. 2023-06-12
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  17. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-12
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    SMITH, Stephen Neville resigned
    director
  20. 2021-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-03-31
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    SMITH, Stephen Neville appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2020-03-28
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    SMITH, Jennifer Lucy resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Building Society T/a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
  25. 2014-08-18
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    SMITH, Jennifer Lucy appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-02-07
    ➖
    PIPER, Richard Lee resigned
    director
  27. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Clare resigned
    secretary
  29. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    SMITH, Jennifer Lucy appointed
    director
  30. 2011-10-26
    ➖
    RUDDOCK, Jennifer resigned
    director
  31. 2011-09-20
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Clare appointed
    secretary
  32. 2011-09-20
    ➕
    PIPER, Richard Lee appointed
    director
  33. 2011-09-02
    ➖
    RUDDOCK, Nicholas Anthony resigned
    director
  34. 2011-03-01
    ➕
    RUDDOCK, Nicholas Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 2009-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BUILD PLUMB PLASTICS LTD
  36. 2009-02-06
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    RUDDOCK, Jennifer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Andrew Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/12/2016
Mrs Jennifer Lucy Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 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
Incorporated2009-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit 10 Harwich Industrial Estate
Europa Way
Harwich
CO12 4PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last made up to: 2025-02-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SMITH, Paul Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-28
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Active
SMITH, Jennifer Lucy→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
SMITH, Paul Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWLETT, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
SMITH, Jennifer Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2020-03-28
Resigned
PIPER, Richard Lee→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2014-02-07
Resigned
RUDDOCK, Jennifer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-02-06 · resigned 2011-10-26
Resigned
RUDDOCK, Nicholas Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2011-09-02
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen Neville→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-03-31 · resigned 2021-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Yorkshire Building Society T/a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
A registered charge1 property23/09/2015—
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-26