B & B TIMBER & BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07187124 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£909.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.2y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £909,145
Cash YoY
+466%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£218k
↑ 466% YoY
Net Worth
£909k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 140% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.68M | £791.4k |
| Current assets | £1.72M | £716.0k |
| Cash | £218.0k | £38.5k |
| Debtors | £407.7k | £210.2k |
| Net assets | £909.1k | £711.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-01➖BHACHU, Surinder Singh resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-28➖BHACHU, Narinder Singh resigneddirector
- 2024-04-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Interbay Funding LTD (Registration Number: 05595882)
- 2024-04-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Interbay Funding LTD
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-24➕BHACHU, Harpal Singh appointeddirector
- 2012-02-28➕BHACHU, Surinder Singh appointeddirector
- 2010-03-17➕BHACHU, Narinder Singh appointeddirector
- 2010-03-17➖HOLDER, Michael resigneddirector
- 2010-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs B & B TIMBER & BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
- 2010-03-12➕HOLDER, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bsb Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bsb Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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B & B TIMBER & BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
This company · 07187124
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bsb Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Harpal Singh Bhachuceased 02/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Surinder Singh Bhachuceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AETHA LTD→ 12888122 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AILISEN LIMITED→ 16841741 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAMI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 01149214 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| AMERICAN DRINKS LIMITED→ 05011775 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| AURA LUXE LIMITED→ 12718482 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BABATUNDE CQ LTD→ 16704811 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BACK APP UK LTD→ 07663872 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BAGS AND BAGGAGE LTD→ 16235443 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BANSARI FOODS LTD→ 16742228 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BD HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13165486 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BDUK TRADING LTD→ 12872502 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730
Registered office
1 Allied Business Centre
Coldharbour Lane
Harpenden
AL5 4UT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BHACHU, Harpal Singh→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHACHU, Narinder Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2024-06-28
BHACHU, Surinder Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2025-10-01
HOLDER, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-12 · resigned 2010-03-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding LTD (Registration Number: 05595882) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 23/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04