A S BILSTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
14780512 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-04
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £25,060

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 142% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£39kApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£82.9k£65.1k
Current assets£39.5k£16.3k
Net assets£25.1k£12.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-31
    ALI, Zill-E-Huma resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-07-20
    ALI, Zill-E-Huma appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A S BILSTON LTD
  8. 2023-04-04
    TWORKOWSKI, Bartosz Adrian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Bartosz Adrian Tworkowski
Individual · Polish · DOB 06/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2023

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · WV postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
3H INSPIRATION LTD
13174109 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
AGBOR EBEN & CO LTD
14302884 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ALMA TEXTILE TRADING UK LIMITED
14544994 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
APOLLO WHOLESALE LTD
13843429 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
ARCADIAN DEVP RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
15948088 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ARCHWAY VENTURES LTD
15525173 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ASHIK CHICKEN KEBABS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED
16922184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ASHWOOD OFFICE INTERIORS LIMITED
06521135 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
18y
AT WHOLESALE LIMITED
14586274 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
AUSTIN WHITE'S COFFEE LTD
13462556 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AZHARA ABAYAS LTD
16940361 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
AZIZ MAHMUD BUSINESS SOLUTION COM. LTD
16914245 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

8 Chatwin Place
Bilston
WV14 8RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TWORKOWSKI, Bartosz Adrian
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Zill-E-Huma
secretary · appointed 2024-07-20 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-04