BDB GROUP LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.46M | £2.44M |
| Current assets | £1.66M | £1.63M |
| Cash | £1 | £1 |
| Debtors | £1.66M | £1.63M |
| Net assets | £2.46M | £2.44M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-24➖BROOK-DOBSON, Alexandra Mary resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-24➖WALSH, John Kevin resigneddirector
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Andrew Spencer Brook-Dobson as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05➕BROOK-DOBSON, Alexandra Mary appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-05➕WALSH, John Kevin appointeddirector
- 2017-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BDB GROUP LTD
- 2017-07-12➕BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Spencer Brook-Dobson Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/07/2017 |
Mrs Alexandra Brook-Dobson Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Andrew Spencer Brook-Dobson as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas / Alexandra Mary Brook-Dobson as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas / Pensions Partnership Ssas Trustees as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas Andrew Spencer Brook-Dobson as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas / Alexandra Mary Brook-Dobson as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas / Pensions Partnership Ssas Trustees Limited as Trustee of the Bdb Ssas | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2018 | 09/11/2022 |