KBB BUILD & DESIGN LTD

🚨Distressedactive
11273850 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-26
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2022
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,451
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£28k-£16k-£5k£7k£18k£30kMar 2021Mar 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2022-03-312021-03-31
Total assets£-15.5k£-26.8k
Current assets£29.9k£29.9k
Cash£1
Debtors£18.2k
Net assets£-15.5k£-27.6k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2024-04-16
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2024-03-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2023-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-08-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-06-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-02-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-08-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-07-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-14
    ARK GROUP HOLDING LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  15. 2021-03-14
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  16. 2020-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-01-12
    ARK GROUP HOLDINGS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2019-01-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-01-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KBB BUILD & DESIGN LTD
  22. 2018-03-26
    DUNN, Robin Cliff appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-26
    ARK GROUP HOLDINGS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2018-03-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2024-04-08

Group structure

Ark Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ark Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
KBB BUILD & DESIGN LTD
This company · 11273850

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
Ark Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Greengate Business Centre
2 Greengate Stree
Oldham
OL4 1FN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2023-03-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DUNN, Robin Cliff
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-26
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Active
ARK GROUP HOLDING LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2021-03-14
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Active
ARK GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2018-03-26 · resigned 2019-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-13