BOB B LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC637979 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 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
18 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-02-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-04
    ➖
    RIVER CCYF LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2019-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BOB B LIMITED
  14. 2019-08-05
    ➕
    BURTON, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  15. 2019-08-05
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    RIVER CCYF LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2019-08-05
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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 68 — 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 68. 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 Robert Alan Burton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

1 Laigh Road
Catrine
Mauchline
Ayrshire
KA5 6SN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BURTON, Robert Alan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-08-05
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Active
RIVER CCYF LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2019-08-05 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01