BBSM LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12220754 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-21
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 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2900 | 2700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-02-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BBSM LTD
- 2019-09-21➕COTTON, Robin Alan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-09-21➕HAM, Adrian Jason appointeddirector
- 2019-09-21➕HAYES, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Hayes Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2019 |
Dr Robin Alan Cotton Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
5b Oaklands Court Tiverton Way
Tiverton Business Park
Tiverton
EX16 6TG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COTTON, Robin Alan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAM, Adrian Jason→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAYES, Simon→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-29