BNS LONDON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15323137 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-01
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46240
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46450SIC 46450
- 47722Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £59 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 1539% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £60 |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £610 |
| Net assets | £1 | £60 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-20➕SUHAIL, Adina appointeddirector
- 2024-07-20➖IRAQI, Mehran resigneddirector
- 2024-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-10➕IRAQI, Mehran appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BNS LONDON LTD
- 2023-12-01➕BUSHRAN, Mohammad appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammad Bushran Individual · Indian · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2023 |
Mrs Adina Suhail Individual · Indian · DOB 09/1997 · age 29 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 20/07/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mehran Iraqiceased 20/07/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES PLASTIC WELDING EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 03542853 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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| BIRD BIDNESS LTD→ 16506460 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIS TRADERS LTD→ 13073976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLACKBURN FOODS LTD→ 15983785 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLOX DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 15389591 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BMH TRADERS LIMITED→ 16072148 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BONAVEL FLEXIBLE STONE LTD→ 16829084 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BORDER STONEWARE LIMITED→ 08579752 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BOSSMANZ LTD→ 16555645 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOUQUETS.XA LTD→ 16619876 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46240 — SIC 46240
Registered office
129 Burnley Road
Blackburn
BB1 3HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BUSHRAN, Mohammad→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUHAIL, Adina→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2024-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IRAQI, Mehran→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-10 · resigned 2024-07-20
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-01