2 BM FACTORY CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14866432 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-12
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,109
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.1k | £-4.8k |
| Current assets | — | £8.8k |
| Cash | — | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £-5.1k | £-4.8k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-15✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2024-01-15✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2024-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11➕MCFARLANE, Wesley appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-09➕WILLIAMS, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 BM FACTORY CIC
- 2023-05-12➕BROWN, Daryl appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wesley Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/01/2024 |
Mr Daryl Brown Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Unit B26 Hastingwood Trading Estate
35 Harbet Road
London
N18 3HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Daryl→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-12
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MCFARLANE, Wesley→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-12-11
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WILLIAMS, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-12-09
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Recent filings (18 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-15
change-of-name-community-interest-company
change-of-name · CICCON
2024-01-15
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08