BBW HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12918679 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £10,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£10.0k£10.0k
Net assets£10.0k£10.0k

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  6. 2022-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  7. 2022-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  8. 2022-07-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2021-11-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2020-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BBW HOLDINGS LTD
  11. 2020-10-01
    BUSBY, Linda appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-10-01
    BUSBY, Linda appointed
    director
  13. 2020-10-01
    BUSBY, Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2020-10-01
    WHITE, Simon appointed
    director
  15. 2020-10-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul Busby
Individual
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/07/2022
Linda Busby
Individual
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/07/2022
Simon White
Individual
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/07/2022

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
Incorporated2020-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Bbw Holdings Unit 31 - Bidavon Ind Est
Waterloo Rd
Bidford On Avon
B50 4JN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BUSBY, Linda
secretary · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
BUSBY, Linda
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
BUSBY, Paul
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
WHITE, Simon
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2022-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2022-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2022-07-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12