BMSL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15533599 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-01
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bnp Paribas Commercial Finance Limited
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-19➕DAVIES, Huw David appointeddirector
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-09➖GRATTON, Liza Diane Lesley resigneddirector
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BMSL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-03-01➕COLE-WILKINS, Ian Philip appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01➕SHIPLEY, Anthony Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01➕GRATTON, Liza Diane Lesley appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01📄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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Icf Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Icf Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BMSL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 15533599
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Icf Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
20 Manor Way
Belasis Business Park
Billingham
TS23 4HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
COLE-WILKINS, Ian Philip→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-03-01
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DAVIES, Huw David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-01-19
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SHIPLEY, Anthony Paul→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-01
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GRATTON, Liza Diane Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2025-10-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bnp Paribas Commercial Finance Bnp Paribas Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-01