BWS TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08410524 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-19
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46770SIC 46770
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 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
56 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-09-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-04-08
    ➕
    SINGH, Parminder appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-08
    ➖
    SINGH, Bahadur resigned
    director
  19. 2020-04-08
    ➕
    SINGH, Parminder appointed
    director
  20. 2020-04-08
    ➖
    SINGH, Parminder resigned
    director
  21. 2020-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    AHMED, Akhlaq resigned
    director
  23. 2019-09-09
    ➕
    SINGH, Bahadur appointed
    director
  24. 2019-09-01
    ➕
    AHMED, Akhlaq appointed
    director
  25. 2019-09-01
    ➖
    SINGH, Parminder resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    SINGH, Parminder appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-26
    ➖
    SINGH, Parminder resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BWS TRADING LIMITED
  29. 2013-02-19
    ➕
    SINGH, Parminder appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Parminder Singh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Parminder Singhceased 09/09/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

12 Coleshill Road
Birmingham
B36 8AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SINGH, Parminder→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-04-08
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Active
AHMED, Akhlaq→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
SINGH, Bahadur→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-09-09 · resigned 2020-04-08
Resigned
SINGH, Parminder→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-08 · resigned 2020-04-08
Resigned
SINGH, Parminder→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2019-09-01
Resigned
SINGH, Parminder→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-19 · resigned 2013-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18