BBN HOLDINGS UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11050761 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£75.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £75,262
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,990 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£75k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 206% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.7k | £70.8k |
| Current assets | £25.7k | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £75.3k | £77.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27➕SMALLWOOD, Charlotte Anne appointeddirector
- 2026-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-20➕SMALLWOOD, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-20➖SMALLWOOD, Charotte Anne resigneddirector
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-20📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-10➕SMALLWOOD, Charotte Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-06-10➖SMALLWOOD, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-19➖SMALLWOOD, Charlotte Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-09-23➕SMALLWOOD, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2019-06-01➖SMALLWOOD, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2019-05-31➕SMALLWOOD, Charlotte Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BBN HOLDINGS UK LIMITED
- 2017-11-07➕SMALLWOOD, Stephen James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
Unit 2 Byron House
Shaddongate
Carlisle
CA2 5TU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SMALLWOOD, Charlotte Anne→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-05-27
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SMALLWOOD, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-04-20
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SMALLWOOD, Charlotte Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2021-07-19
SMALLWOOD, Charotte Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-10 · resigned 2026-03-20
SMALLWOOD, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2023-06-10
SMALLWOOD, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-11-07 · resigned 2019-06-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30