B W CONSULTANCY TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07968215 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-28

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46130

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. 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Average employees	200	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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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accounts · AA
2023-11-21
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accounts · AA
2022-06-16
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accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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accounts · AA
2019-07-05
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accounts · AA
2019-03-26
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capital · SH01
2019-03-26
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officers · TM01
2019-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-25
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WILLIAMS, Diana Louise resigned
director
2019-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-19
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accounts · AA
2017-04-07
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accounts · AA
2014-05-09
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WILLIAMS, Bryn appointed
director
2013-03-07
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ROBINS, David Edwin resigned
director
2013-03-06
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WILLIAMS, Diana Louise appointed
director
2012-02-28
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Company incorporated
As B W CONSULTANCY TRADING LIMITED
2012-02-28
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ROBINS, David Edwin 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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Bryn Williams Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Diana Louise Williamsceased 25/03/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2012-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

Unit 32 Llys Edmund Prys

St Asaph Business Park

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Bryn→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-09

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Active

ROBINS, David Edwin→

director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2013-03-07

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Diana Louise→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2019-03-25

Resigned

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