B V LEASING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09584034 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-08-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-08-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2015-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As B V LEASING LTD
  17. 2015-05-11
    HARRIS, Clive Vincent appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25

Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-03-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Vincent Harris
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
sig. influencesignificant influence30/04/2017

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
Incorporated2015-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

23 Hatfield View
Wakefield
WF1 3SN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HARRIS, Clive Vincent
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-05-11
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04