B2B POLYMERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC604930 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-09
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 Aug 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-10-16
    BRUIN, Thomas Gordon resigned
    director
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
    BRUIN, Thomas Gordon appointed
    director
  8. 2021-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B2B POLYMERS LIMITED
  12. 2018-08-09
    BRUIN, Thomas George appointed
    director
  13. 2018-08-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Thomas George Bruin
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

49 Smith Quadrant
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 3QE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRUIN, Thomas George
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-08-09
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Active
BRUIN, Thomas Gordon
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-10-25 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01