B J MCNAMEE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09299595 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,362
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k | £2.3k |
| Debtors | £200 | £100 |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £2.3k |
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.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-13📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-01➕MADDEN, Lesley Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-02-01➕PILLING, Lorraine Margaret appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs B J MCNAMEE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2014-11-06➕MADDEN, Ian William appointeddirector
- 2014-11-06➕PILLING, David Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Keith Pilling Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ian William Madden Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 7 Whinfield Close
Miry Lane Industrial Estate
Wigan
WN6 7TL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MADDEN, Ian William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MADDEN, Lesley Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-01
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PILLING, David Keith→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PILLING, Lorraine Margaret→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-22