B WALKER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07879345 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-12
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees200-200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-10-01
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    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-22
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2011-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As B WALKER LIMITED
  18. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Brian Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Debbie appointed
    director
  20. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  22. 2011-12-12
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Walker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 42 The Coach House
St Mary's Business Centre 66-70 Bourne Road
Bexley
Kent
DA5 1LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALKER, Brian Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Debbie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-12-12 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-12-12 · resigned 2011-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13