BJ SHERRIFF LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11736737 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 47820SIC 47820
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-04-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    LEITCH, Ronald Grant appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BJ SHERRIFF LTD
  14. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    SHERRIFF, Susan Angela appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHERRIFF" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Angela Sherriff
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14120 — SIC 14120

Registered office

5 Pines Carclew Road
Mylor
Falmouth
TR11 5UN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LEITCH, Ronald Grant→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
SHERRIFF, Susan Angela→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22