BILLINGTON GARDEN ROOMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14380459 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BILLINGTON GARDEN ROOMS LTD
  9. 2022-09-27
    BILLINGTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BILLINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Billington
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

3 Stein Avenue
Lowton
Warrington
WA3 2LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BILLINGTON, Christopher
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-27
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-27