B2B CONTRACTS LTD

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08603903 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£487.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 1 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £486,967

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£513k
Net Worth
£487k
Current Assets
£552k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£487.0k
Current assets£552.2k
Cash£512.5k
Debtors£39.0k
Net assets£487.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2022-11-14
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-08-31
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Daniel resigned
    director
  12. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-01
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    TOPHAM, Daniel appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Walter Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-03
    ➖
    SCHOFIELD, Dorothy Elizabeth Olive resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Dorothy Elizabeth Olive appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    SCHOFIELD, Walter Mark resigned
    director
  22. 2013-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As B2B CONTRACTS LTD
  23. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Walter Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Walter Mark Schofield
Individual · English · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest10/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Danny Tophamceased 14/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2013-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

Metro House
57 Pepper Road
Leeds
LS10 2RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SCHOFIELD, Walter Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHOFIELD, Dorothy Elizabeth Olive→
director · ~88y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2014-03-03
Resigned
SCHOFIELD, Walter Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-07-10 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
TOPHAM, Daniel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11