BIBBY LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08673653 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-03
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 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
  5. 2023-09-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BIBBY LOGISTICS LIMITED
  19. 2013-09-03
    ➕
    BIBBY, Matthew Thomas, Mr. appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-03
    ➕
    BIBBY, Stanley 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
  • +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 "BIBBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Bibby Palletised Logistics Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bibby Palletised Logistics Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BIBBY LOGISTICS LIMITED
This company · 08673653

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bibby Palletised Logistics Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stanley Bibbyceased 01/11/2020· 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
Incorporated2013-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 8 Britannia Way
Bolton
BL2 2HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BIBBY, Matthew Thomas, Mr.→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-03
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Active
BIBBY, Stanley→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Skipton Business Finance
Skipton Business Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property19/04/2024—
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15