BUILDERS SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11861701 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,258

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£111k
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£45k£67k£89k£111kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£14.3k
Current assets£111.5k
Net assets£14.3k
Average employees300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    CHESTON, James Jordan resigned
    director
  2. 2025-08-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-05
    OGDEN, Alex George appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-03-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUILDERS SUPPLIES LTD
  21. 2019-03-05
    CHESTON, James Jordan appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex George Ogden
Individual · British · DOB 10/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Jordan Chestonceased 29/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

49 Whitegate Drive
Blackpool
FY3 9DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OGDEN, Alex George
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-04-05
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Active
CHESTON, James Jordan
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06