B G WELDING & FABRICATION LTD

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10254895 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,344

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 248% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£7.3k£5.7k
Current assets£8.1k£2.3k
Net assets£7.3k£5.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As B G WELDING & FABRICATION LTD
  12. 2016-06-28
    GODKIN, Ben appointed
    director
  13. 2016-06-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Godkin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

58a Church Road
Preston
PR4 6UQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GODKIN, Ben
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-06-28
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-31