BPB PAPERBOARD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC034256 · ltd · incorporated 1959-08-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
35 officers (3 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
199 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-05-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-05-01➕KEEN, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-01➕KEEN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-05-01➖OXENHAM, Alun Roy resignedsecretary
- 2020-05-01➖OXENHAM, Alun Roy resigneddirector
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-31➕CAMMACK, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖HERAUD, Stephane resigneddirector
- 2018-07-02➕HERAUD, Stephane appointeddirector
- 2018-07-02➖MOORE, Philip Edward resigneddirector
- 2011-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2010-08-18➖LAMBERT, Thierry resigneddirector
- 2010-08-18➕MOORE, Philip Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Arjo Wiggins Limited
- 2009-03-12➖ANDERSON, David resigneddirector
- 2009-03-12➕OXENHAM, Alun Roy appointeddirector
- 2009-02-24➕LAMBERT, Thierry appointeddirector
- 2009-02-24➖LAZARD, Roland, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2008-02-22➖COLLEY, John Graham resigneddirector
- 2008-02-22➕LAZARD, Roland, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2008-01-01➖DOLAN, Brian Gerard resigneddirector
- 2007-07-09➖DOLAN, Brian Gerard resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-09➕OXENHAM, Alun Roy appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-03➕DOLAN, Brian Gerard appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-03➖SUTCLIFFE, David Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-02➕DOLAN, Brian Gerard appointeddirector
- 2002-04-02➖WOOLLEY, Andrew Moger resigneddirector
- 2001-09-30➖KLEIWEG DE ZWAAN, Hendrik Maarten resigneddirector
- 2000-10-31➖GOODALL, John Scott resigneddirector
- 2000-10-02➕WOOLLEY, Andrew Moger appointeddirector
- 2000-07-14➕ANDERSON, David appointeddirector
- 2000-07-14➖LUNN, Fred Kim Mellor resigneddirector
- 1998-12-31➖RENNIE, Keith Robert resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➕SUTCLIFFE, David Arthur appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Saint-Gobain Construction Products Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Saint-Gobain Construction Products Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BPB PAPERBOARD LIMITED
This company · SC034256
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint-Gobain Construction Products Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Compagnie De Saint-Gobainceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
300 Crownpoint Road
Glasgow
West Central Lowlands
G40 2UJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 32 resigned)
Active
CAMMACK, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEEN, Richard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOLAN, Brian Gerard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2007-07-09
OXENHAM, Alun Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-09 · resigned 2020-05-01
RENNIE, Keith Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-12-31
SUTCLIFFE, David Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2003-11-03
ANDERSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2009-03-12
BLACKFORD, Christopher Fitzgerald→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1990-04-01 · resigned 1992-03-16
BURNETT, Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1991-11-03
BUSHELL, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1995-12-31
COLLEY, John Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2008-02-22
COUSINS, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 1998-03-01
DOLAN, Brian Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2008-01-01
EKHART, Cornelis→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1991-01-01 · resigned 1993-12-01
GOODALL, John Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1989-09-01 · resigned 2000-10-31
HERAUD, Stephane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-02 · resigned 2018-12-31
HERRING, Peter Lionel→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1989-10-01 · resigned 1993-01-01
HILL, Geoffrey Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1997-12-01
HODGKINSON, Brian Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1991-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Arjo Wiggins Arjo Wiggins Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/08/2010 | 24/01/2011 | |
| satisfied | Joseph Ramon Romero and Another | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/09/1989 | 23/10/1990 |
Recent filings (199 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-08