B&N TRADING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13580030 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
60
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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-20➕PENG, Wei appointeddirector
- 2024-07-20➕RAHMAN, Rumel Syed Habibur appointeddirector
- 2024-07-20➖LU, Yan resigneddirector
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs B&N TRADING LIMITED
- 2021-08-23➕LU, Yan appointeddirector
- 2021-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wei Peng Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Yan Luceased 01/07/2022· 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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| AURA AGENCY LIMITED→ 09141175 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BALMONDS SKINCARE LTD→ 11181014 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BAUTECH FLOORING UK LTD→ 11256424 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BB ALL-STAR LTD→ 14895851 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BCS SUPPLIES LTD→ 02913927 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| BD WHOLESALE AND CATERING LIMITED→ 14431585 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEAUTILE SHOWROOM LTD→ 16012675 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BELL & FOX DESIGN LIMITED→ 10264218 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BELLE BRUMMELL LTD→ 11956354 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BENCHMARK DRINKS LTD→ 11164581 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BENNETT BROS LIMITED→ 04296299 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| BENORA FOOD LTD→ 11728621 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Regus - Brighton City Centre Queensberry House 106
Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
RAHMAN, Rumel Syed Habibur→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-07-20
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LU, Yan→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-08-23 · resigned 2024-07-20
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19