B & W LIFTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
07521472 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees18001800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-05
    ➕
    BRANNAN, Samantha Ellen appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-05
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Jessica appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-05-17
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2022-05-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2022-04-11
    ➖
    BRANNAN, Neil resigned
    director
  18. 2022-04-11
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Jonah resigned
    director
  19. 2022-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-03-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2019-07-02
    ➕
    BRANNAN, Steven appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B & W LIFTING LTD
  27. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Jonah appointed
    director
  28. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    BRANNAN, Neil appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Jonah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jessica Williams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/04/2022
Mr Jonah Williams
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25930 — SIC 25930

Registered office

C/O Hmb Accountants Limited 18a Manor Way
Belasis Hall Technology Park
Billingham
Durham
TS23 4HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BRANNAN, Samantha Ellen→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANNAN, Steven→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Jessica→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Jonah→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANNAN, Neil→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2022-04-11
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Jonah→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2022-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-30