B&C SA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14839017 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-195.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 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, 2 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
14 filings on record
85
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £195,477
Cash YoY
+164%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
↑ 164% YoY
Net Worth
-£195k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£195k-£140k-£84k-£29k£27k£83kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-195.5k£-162.4k
Current assets£82.5k£35.3k
Cash£62.3k£23.6k
Debtors£20.2k£11.7k
Net assets£-195.5k£-162.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-12-02
    UYS-WRIGHT, Benita resigned
    director
  12. 2023-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B&C SA LIMITED
  13. 2023-05-02
    KLOPPER, Candice appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-02
    UYS-WRIGHT, Benita appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-02
    📄
    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
Candice Klopper
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Benita Uys-Wrightceased 12/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Index House
St. George's Lane
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KLOPPER, Candice
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-02
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Active
UYS-WRIGHT, Benita
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-02 · resigned 2024-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-02