BDC SOUTH WEST LIMITED

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08766453 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 9.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,758
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,460 YoY
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 186% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£18k£12k£42k£72k£103k£133kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-17.8k£27.9k
Current assets£16.4k£132.6k
Cash£14.7k£19.8k
Debtors£1.7k£17.0k
Net assets£-17.8k£20.7k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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  2. 2025-10-20
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  6. 2025-10-20
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  7. 2025-07-30
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-05-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2025-02-13
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  11. 2024-02-21
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  12. 2023-04-17
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  13. 2022-07-12
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  14. 2022-05-26
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  15. 2022-05-26
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  16. 2022-05-26
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  17. 2022-05-26
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  18. 2021-09-22
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  19. 2020-06-19
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    address · AD01
  20. 2020-05-19
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  21. 2017-07-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK
  22. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    DUNN, Juliet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2013-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BDC SOUTH WEST LIMITED
  24. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    DUNN, Gregory David Parsons appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregory David Parsons Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Juliet Elizabeth Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290

Registered office

Unit 70 Hunthay Business Park
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNN, Gregory David Parsons→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-07
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Active
DUNN, Juliet Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-02-28
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK
A registered charge1 property07/07/201716/05/2025

Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18