BKM GENERAL TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC720069 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-17
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£476.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47760SIC 47760
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £476,056

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£476k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£629k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£126k£252k£377k£503k£629kJan 2024Jan 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£476.1k£476.1k
Current assets£629.1k£629.1k
Net assets£476.1k£476.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-06
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-12-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BKM GENERAL TRADING LTD
  8. 2022-01-17
    MORTIMER, William Thomas appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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: 2026-03-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Thomas Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares17/01/2022

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · ML postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A.R.P. PLUMBING & HEAT LIMITED
SC802777 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
AJM ENERGY LTD
SC868755 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AMZCONRSELL LIMITED
SC866666 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AY MORTON AND COMPANY (EAST) LIMITED
SC882775 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
BABES HORSES LTD
SC555051 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
BADGESUPERSTORE LTD
SC177408 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
28y
BALFOUR ATTACHMENTS LIMITED
SC543903 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
BALTWEAR LTD
SC868726 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BEAUTY BOX BOUTIQUE (2020) LTD
SC683428 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BELLS U SAVE LTD
SC600419 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BELLSIDE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
SC468502 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
12y
BLALEO CLOTHING LTD
SC843907 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Hunter Street
Bellshill
ML4 1RN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MORTIMER, William Thomas
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-17