5B GROUP LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16698475 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 5B GROUP LIMITED
- 2025-09-05➕WILKINSON, John appointeddirector
- 2025-09-05➕SHOUMAROV, Abduakhad appointeddirector
- 2025-09-05➖SHOUMAROV, Abduakhad resigneddirector
- 2025-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Abduakhad Shoumarovceased 05/09/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
54 Charlbury Crescent
Yardley
Birmingham
B26 2LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WILKINSON, John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2025-09-05
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SHOUMAROV, Abduakhad→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-05 · resigned 2025-09-05
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-05