B C TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08912876 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-26
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£395.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £395,455
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£336k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£395k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£782k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£156k£313k£469k£626k£782kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£466.1k£325.9k
Current assets£782.0k£419.8k
Cash£336.0k£229.7k
Debtors£315.1k£151.3k
Net assets£395.5k£245.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-01
    ➕
    DAVIDGE, Brett Jai appointed
    director
  7. 2022-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-05-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2016-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As B C TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    DAVIDGE, Adrian Mordon appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    DAVIDGE, Heather Joy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIDGE, Brett Jai (same surname) appointed 2022-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adrian Mordon Davidge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Heather Joy Davidge
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
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
Incorporated2014-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

One New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDGE, Adrian Mordon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-26
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Active
DAVIDGE, Brett Jai→
director · ~27y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
DAVIDGE, Heather Joy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-02-26
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17