BCM BUILDS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11549650 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-03
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-01
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  3. 2024-05-08
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  4. 2023-06-28
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  5. 2022-12-07
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  6. 2022-12-07
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  7. 2022-12-07
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  8. 2022-12-07
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  9. 2022-04-22
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  10. 2022-04-22
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  11. 2022-04-21
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  12. 2022-04-21
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  13. 2022-04-21
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  14. 2022-04-21
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  15. 2022-04-21
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  16. 2022-04-21
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  17. 2022-04-21
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  18. 2022-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  19. 2022-03-09
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  20. 2021-12-01
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    address · AD01
  21. 2018-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BCM BUILDS LTD
  22. 2018-09-03
    CRANE, Benjamin Thomas Quincey appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-03
    CRANE, Matthew Roy Quincey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Thomas Quincey Crane
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/09/2018
Mr Matthew Roy Quincey Crane
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Wyevale Business Park
Kings Acre
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 7BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CRANE, Benjamin Thomas Quincey
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-03
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Active
CRANE, Matthew Roy Quincey
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-09-03
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-21