BB FABRICATION CONTRACTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC443600 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-26
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,768

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 1948% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.4k£1.2k
Current assets£54.9k£80.3k
Net assets£3.8k£184

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
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-07
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Ian Charles resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-08-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Ian Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Ian Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BB FABRICATION CONTRACTS LTD
  22. 2013-02-26
    ➕
    BROWNE, Brendan Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan Patrick Browne
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 5 404 Swanston Street Unit 5 404 Swanston Street
Glasgow
G40 4HW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWNE, Brendan Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-26
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Active
HIGGINS, Ian Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-04-01
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Active
HIGGINS, Ian Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2026-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-29