BATTLEFIELD GLASS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10005437 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£69.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.0y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,185
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,556 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£69k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£190k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£45k£90k£134k£179k£224kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£100.2k£143.2k
Current assets£189.5k£223.8k
Cash£76.4k£91.8k
Debtors£104.2k£122.1k
Net assets£69.2k£108.7k

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  13. 2022-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-02-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BATTLEFIELD GLASS LIMITED
  21. 2016-02-15
    BROWN, Phillip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Battlefield Real Estate Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Battlefield Real Estate Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BATTLEFIELD GLASS LIMITED
This company · 10005437

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Battlefield Real Estate Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/01/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Brownceased 20/01/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Phillip Brownceased 20/01/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23110 — SIC 23110

Registered office

30b Vanguard Way Battlefield Enterprise Park
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 3TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Phillip
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-02-15
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge01/06/2022
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-10