BCRS IFW CIP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15219751 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64303Activities of venture and development capital companies
- 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-16➕LEIGH, Emma Caroline appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➕SMEE, Paul Howard appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➖DUNN, Caroline Jayne resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BCRS IFW CIP LIMITED
- 2023-10-18➕DEAKIN, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-18➕DUNN, Caroline Jayne appointeddirector
- 2023-10-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| ALVESTON HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12320858 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANCHORAGE GLOBAL LIMITED→ 15271635 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARCARE ORTON HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15153406 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARMOUR HOUSING GROUP CIC→ 15906126 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AROS & AN LTD→ 16841961 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATHWAL HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 06464989 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ATWAL PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED→ 11503358 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BAGGERIDGE FOUR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16798556 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAGRIDGE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10408299 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BASRAN HOLDINGS LTD→ 14150954 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BCRS CIEF II LIMITED→ 15358310 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BCRS IFW GP LIMITED→ 15219700 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
Technology Centre Wolverhampton Science Park
Glaisher Drive
Wolverhampton
WV10 9RU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DEAKIN, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-18
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LEIGH, Emma Caroline→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-09-16
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SMEE, Paul Howard→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-04-30
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DUNN, Caroline Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-18 · resigned 2024-04-30
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-18