BMBC COMPETITIONS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15035290 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-28
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£617
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
17 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £617
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£978
Net Worth
£617
Current Assets
£978
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £617 |
| Current assets | £978 |
| Cash | £978 |
| Net assets | £617 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08➕WHITFIELD, David John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08➕WHITFIELD, Leo Jackson appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08➖BEGGS, Beth Hannah resigneddirector
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BMBC COMPETITIONS LIMITED
- 2023-07-28➕BEGGS, Beth Hannah appointeddirector
- 2023-07-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Whitfield Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Beth Hannah Beggsceased 15/04/2026· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
The Old Vicarage Cheadle Road
Draycott
Stoke-On-Trent
ST11 9RQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WHITFIELD, David John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITFIELD, Leo Jackson→
Activedirector · ~17y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEGGS, Beth Hannah→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-28 · resigned 2026-04-08
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01