Set of matrices invariant under multiplication by an external matrix

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I'm looking for the set of matrices (name and properties if possible) which is closed under multiplication by another matrix.

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a set of matrices S=$\{\mathbf{A}_1,\mathbf{A}_2,\ldots,\mathbf{A}_n\}$ and an external matrix $\mathbf{B}$ such that $\mathbf{B}\mathbf{A}_i=\mathbf{A}_j \quad\forall\, i,j \in \{1\ldots n\},~i \neq j$.

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To amplify on Servaes's comment:

For any invertible matrix $B$, consider the following two sets:

$$ S_1 = \{0\}\\ S_2 = \{ \ldots, B^{-2}, B^{-1}, I, B, B^2, \ldots\}\\ $$

For each of these, we have $B\cdot S_i = S_i$. So the idea that there's such a thing as "the set" with this property is ill-founded.

For $B$ not invertible, $S_1$ is still a left-invariant set; there may be no others, however (as can be seen in the case where $B = 0$).