B.P.I.B. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC044871 · ltd · incorporated 1967-08-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 53.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-20
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2022-01-27
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  9. 2022-01-27
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  10. 2022-01-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-04-13
    TALBOT, Alta resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2017-04-21
    TALBOT, Alta resigned
    director
  19. 2017-04-01
    TALBOT, Edward David appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-21
    TALBOT, Alta appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-21
    TALBOT, William Israel resigned
    director
  22. 1974-12-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1972-08-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Alliance Building Soc. Alliance House Hove
  24. 1967-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B.P.I.B. LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward David Talbot
Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Marilyn Mildred Bensonceased 26/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Alta Talbotceased 21/04/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

C/O Horizon Ca
5 La Belle Place
Glasgow
G3 7LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TALBOT, Edward David
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
TALBOT, Alta
secretary · resigned 2020-04-13
Resigned
TALBOT, Alta
director · ~98y · appointed 2014-02-21 · resigned 2017-04-21
Resigned
TALBOT, William Israel
director · ~104y · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property18/12/1974
outstanding
Alliance Building Soc. Alliance House Hove
Standard security1 property11/08/1972
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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26