B2B SALES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC621018 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-12
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 2026
Net worth
£-45.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46740SIC 46740
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,970

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£45k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Total assets£-13.5k
Current assets£7.3k
Net assets£-45.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2023-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As B2B SALES LIMITED
  17. 2019-02-12
    LACIS, Rolands appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-02-12
    LACIS, Rolands appointed
    director
  19. 2019-02-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rolands Lacis
Individual · Latvian · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence12/02/2019

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LACIS, Rolands
secretary · appointed 2019-02-12
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LACIS, Rolands
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-02-12
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-10