B & G SEARS (GROUP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08871261 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees4400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2022-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-12-07
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    SEARS, Graham resigned
    director
  17. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-12
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    HURSEY, David Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    COURLAND, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    SEARS, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    SEARS, Simon Graham appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    HURSEY, David Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    SEARS, Graham resigned
    director
  27. 2014-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Graham Sears
  28. 2014-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As B & G SEARS (GROUP) LIMITED
  29. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  31. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    SEARS, Graham appointed
    director
  32. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    SEARS, Graham appointed
    director
  33. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    SEARS, Graham resigned
    director
  34. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    SEARS, Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEARS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Graham Sears
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Robert Sears
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Michael Robert Courland
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2014-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

Riverside House
Aqueduct Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 4HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

COURLAND, Michael Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEARS, Robert→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEARS, Simon Graham→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HURSEY, David Alexander→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2018-04-12
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
SEARS, Graham→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
SEARS, Graham→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
SEARS, Graham→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2022-12-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Graham Sears
A registered charge1 property28/02/201416/03/2023

Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27