BUDGET BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.3k | £26.6k |
| Current assets | £16.1k | £24.7k |
| Cash | £303 | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £15.2k |
| Net assets | £3.6k | £6.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BUDGET BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD
- 2021-05-04➕HALL, Sam Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-05-04➕HALL, Sam Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-05-04➖HALL, Sam Colin resigneddirector
- 2021-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Colin Hall Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sam Colin Hallceased 04/05/2021· 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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