B & H SERVICES GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
09335722 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-01-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2022-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2022-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-22
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    capital · SH10
  13. 2020-08-19
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2020-01-31
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    PARKER, Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-04-01
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    PARKER, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-08
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    MORRIS, Steven John resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-08
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    MORRIS, Steven John appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-23
    ➖
    HIND JUNIOR, Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    HOWITT, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-02
    ➖
    BRAMLEY, Jeremy Paul, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As B & H SERVICES GROUP LTD
  24. 2014-12-01
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    BARFIELD, Matthew Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    BRAMLEY, Jeremy Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    HIND JUNIOR, Michael 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kelly Michelle Howitt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/11/2020
Mrs Jayne Carol Barfield
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/11/2020
Mr Matthew Alan Barfield
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Simon Mark Howitt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2014-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

10 Papyrus Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE4 5BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARFIELD, Matthew Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWITT, Simon Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAMLEY, Jeremy Paul, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2015-06-02
Resigned
HIND JUNIOR, Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2016-05-23
Resigned
MORRIS, Steven John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-09-08 · resigned 2017-03-08
Resigned
PARKER, Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01