2B TRADING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13233036 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-27
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,818
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£643
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£643
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.8k |
| Current assets | £643 |
| Cash | £643 |
| Net assets | £-6.8k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 2B TRADING LIMITED
- 2021-02-27➕BERTELRUD, Jenny Margareta Torine appointeddirector
- 2021-02-27➕BORGEAT, Kieron appointeddirector
- 2021-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Jenny Margareta Torine Bertelrud Individual · Swedish · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2021 |
Mr Kieron Borgeat Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 OKUS LIMITED→ 06665176 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1664 TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15382618 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2095 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16162792 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3RD CAREER LTD→ 16906066 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 DOTS TRAINING & ADVISORY LIMITED→ 12216437 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 4XTRAHANDS LIMITED→ 04330559 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 5 PART CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16981455 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56.56 NORTH LTD→ 15124295 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A C FITTON & CO LIMITED→ 02068730 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| A1 PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED→ 03541135 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| AB COACHING AND LEADERSHIP LIMITED→ 06277537 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AB-FAB LOOS LIMITED→ 04637428 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
1 The Laurels
Beanacre
Melksham
Wiltshire
SN12 7QJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BERTELRUD, Jenny Margareta Torine→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BORGEAT, Kieron→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01