B & D FOAM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC370617 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-30
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 22290SIC 22290
- 82920Packaging activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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 · oldest 1.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — 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, 3 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2024-11-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-09-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29➕ATKINSON, Peter Duncan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➕GRAY, Ivor appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➕MACDONALD, James Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-09-29➖FRAME, Janice Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31➖MCANDREW, George Gordon resigneddirector
- 2015-12-16➖DUFF, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2014-02-01➕DUFF, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2009-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs B & D FOAM LIMITED
- 2009-12-30➕FRAME, David Donald appointeddirector
- 2009-12-30➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-12-30➕FRAME, Janice Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-12-30➕MCANDREW, George Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
B & D 2010 Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
B & D 2010 Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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B & D FOAM LIMITED
This company · SC370617
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B & D 2010 Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190
Registered office
3 Park Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7YE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ATKINSON, Peter Duncan→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-09-29
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FRAME, David Donald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-12-30
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Active
MACDONALD, James Graham→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-29
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-30 · resigned 2023-09-29
DUFF, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2015-12-16
FRAME, Janice Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-12-30 · resigned 2023-09-29
MCANDREW, George Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2009-12-30 · resigned 2015-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 28/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 28/11/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05