A & BMC WARBURTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
08170377 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,609

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£9.6k£8.1k
Current assets£10.5k£11.6k
Net assets£9.6k£8.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-10
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-17
    ➖
    WARBURTON, Allan resigned
    director
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-19
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Bettinna Mair Clarissa appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-08-08
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    WARBURTON, Bettinna Mair Clarissa resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & BMC WARBURTON LTD
  20. 2012-08-07
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Allan appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-07
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Bettinna Mair Clarissa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARBURTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Bettinna Mair Clarissa Warburton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Warburtonceased 17/07/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

First Floor, Suite 1a Llyndir Lane
Rossett
Wrexham
LL12 0AY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WARBURTON, Bettinna Mair Clarissa→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-12-19
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Active
WARBURTON, Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned
WARBURTON, Bettinna Mair Clarissa→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2012-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07