BB MAULSFORD LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £90.9k | £62.5k |
| Current assets | £293.2k | £253.1k |
| Cash | £144.2k | £98.3k |
| Debtors | £139.7k | £147.3k |
| Net assets | £87.8k | £59.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BB MAULSFORD LIMITED
- 2022-05-24➕YU, Geng appointeddirector
- 2022-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wang Yu Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kaiping Yuceased 14/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Geng Yuceased 20/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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