B & D CLAYS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11034997 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£59.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £59,536
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,720 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£60k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£61.3k£71.1k
Current assets£132.0k£115.6k
Net assets£59.5k£62.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2020-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-11-06
    ➕
    BIGOS, Alistair Simon appointed
    director
  19. 2020-11-06
    ➕
    BIGOS, John Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2020-11-06
    ➖
    TROTTER, Brenda Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2020-11-06
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    TROTTER, James Jeffrey Melrose resigned
    director
  22. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As B & D CLAYS LIMITED
  24. 2017-10-27
    ➕
    TROTTER, Brenda Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2017-10-27
    ➕
    TROTTER, James Jeffrey Melrose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Ancoris Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
B & D CLAYS LIMITED
This company · 11034997

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
Ancoris Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Jeffrey Melrose Trotterceased 06/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Brenda Ann Trotterceased 06/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

Church House
Church Street
Godalming
GU7 1EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BIGOS, Alistair Simon→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIGOS, John Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROTTER, Brenda Ann→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2020-11-06
Resigned
TROTTER, James Jeffrey Melrose→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2020-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-11