BEST ADVICE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02357150 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1993-01-27➕BOLITHO, Carole Susan, Doctor appointedsecretary
- 1993-01-27➖PUGH, Peter resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-27➖PUGH, Peter resigneddirector
- 1989-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST ADVICE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Tennyson House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 0WZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BOLITHO, Carole Susan, Doctor→
Activesecretary · appointed 1993-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUGH, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-01-27
PUGH, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1993-01-27
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Recent filings (88 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-16