B. B. DAIRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06956754 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees400300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-24
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-09-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  16. 2011-01-01
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2010-10-04
    ➖
    HERON, Andrew Johnathan Gordon resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B. B. DAIRY LIMITED
  19. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, James Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    HERON, Andrew Johnathan Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Bainbridge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr James Edward Bainbridge
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · CA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ALPHAGREEN SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED→
16139115 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AYLE COLLIERY COMPANY LIMITED→
00281899 · est 1933 · no financials extracted
————92y——
BIOGLOW ALGAE LTD→
15011370 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
BURROW & RUTTER-ARMSTRONG ENGINEERING LTD→
12353425 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
CEP NORTHWEST LIMITED→
16693739 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
CORNVALE FOODS LIMITED→
04188889 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————25y——
CRAIG KENNEDY LIMITED→
09332020 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
CUMBRIA BUILDING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LTD→
11931133 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
CUMBRIA COAL LIMITED→
11250172 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
CUMBRIA COMPOSITE DECKING AND TIMBER LTD→
12641560 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
CUMBRIA METAL GATES AND RAILINGS LTD→
13326955 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
CUMBRIA POWER MACHINE LIMITED→
12033366 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

Crossbar View Farm
Soulby
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BAINBRIDGE, Jane Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINBRIDGE, James Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINBRIDGE, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HERON, Andrew Johnathan Gordon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2010-10-04
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/2011—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18