BCRS CIEF LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11600189 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-16
    LEIGH, Emma Caroline appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-30
    SMEE, Paul Howard appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-30
    DUNN, Caroline Jayne resigned
    director
  7. 2024-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-21
    MOORHOUSE, Sarah Laura resigned
    director
  13. 2022-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-07-11
    DUNN, Caroline Jayne appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-03-31
    KALLNAUCKAS, Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2019-09-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
  23. 2019-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2018-11-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2018-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Community Investment Facility Limited
  26. 2018-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2018-10-11
    KALLNAUCKAS, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2018-10-11
    MOORHOUSE, Sarah Laura appointed
    director
  29. 2018-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BCRS CIEF LIMITED
  30. 2018-10-02
    DEAKIN, Stephen John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Bcrs Business Loans Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bcrs Business Loans Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BCRS CIEF LIMITED
This company · 11600189

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
Bcrs Business Loans Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

Technology Centre Wolverhampton Science Park
Glaisher Drive
Wolverhampton
WV10 9RU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DEAKIN, Stephen John
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Active
LEIGH, Emma Caroline
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-09-16
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Active
SMEE, Paul Howard
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-04-30
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Active
DUNN, Caroline Jayne
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
KALLNAUCKAS, Paul
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-10-11 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, Sarah Laura
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-10-11 · resigned 2022-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Triodos Bank UK
Triodos Bank UK Limited
A registered charge27/09/2019
outstanding
Community Investment Facility
Community Investment Facility Limited
A registered charge09/11/2018
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-20