BUSINESS SENSE LONDON LTD

🌳Matureactive
06888239 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 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£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-11-16
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    GODDY, Samuel Biodun, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-08
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    ADEBANJO, Adeniyi resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-08
    ➖
    ADENIJI, Olugbemiga resigned
    director
  11. 2020-10-08
    ➖
    GODDY, Samuel Biodun, Dr resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-08
    ➖
    OLUBIYI, Nathaniel Eweoya, Pastor resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-08-25
    ➕
    ADEBANJO, Adeniyi appointed
    director
  21. 2020-08-15
    ➕
    BAWA, Linda Joyce appointed
    director
  22. 2020-08-15
    ➕
    ADENIJI, Olugbemiga appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-15
    ➕
    GODDY, Samuel Biodun, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2020-08-15
    ➕
    OLUBIYI, Nathaniel Eweoya, Pastor appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    IDOWU-OSSEI, Stella resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    ADEBANJO, Adeniyi resigned
    director
  27. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    IDOWU-OSSEI, Stella appointed
    director
  28. 2009-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS SENSE LONDON LTD
  29. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    BAWA, Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    ADEBANJO, Adeniyi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Stephen Bawa
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2009-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

83 Waddington Way
London
SE19 3UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BAWA, Linda Joyce→
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAWA, Stephen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODDY, Samuel Biodun, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADEBANJO, Adeniyi→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-25 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
ADEBANJO, Adeniyi→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
ADENIJI, Olugbemiga→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-08-15 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
GODDY, Samuel Biodun, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-08-15 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
IDOWU-OSSEI, Stella→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
OLUBIYI, Nathaniel Eweoya, Pastor→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-08-15 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01