BDA AUDIT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02409846 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-340
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £340

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£340
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£340£10k£21k£31k£42k£53kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-340£-316
Current assets£28.7k£52.6k
Debtors£28.7k£52.6k
Net assets£-340£-316

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-22
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    FIELDEN, Richard Michael resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-09
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    MCMANN, Paul David appointed
    director
  12. 2024-05-09
    ➖
    BAXTER, Anne Maureen resigned
    director
  13. 2023-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-05-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-04-27
    ➕
    BROCKLESBY, Martyn Eric appointed
    director
  22. 2022-04-27
    ➕
    FIELDEN, Richard Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2022-04-27
    ➖
    GRAINGER, John Mountybell resigned
    director
  24. 2021-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-06-12
    ➕
    HORNER, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  27. 2020-06-12
    ➖
    BANTON, Keith Richard resigned
    secretary
  28. 2018-04-25
    ➕
    BAXTER, Anne Maureen appointed
    director
  29. 2018-04-25
    ➖
    RAEBURN, James Crawford resigned
    director
  30. 2016-04-20
    ➕
    GRAINGER, John Mountybell appointed
    director
  31. 2016-04-20
    ➖
    REDFORD, Ronald Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    RAEBURN, James Crawford appointed
    director
  33. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    BANTON, Keith Richard appointed
    secretary
  34. 2014-01-30
    ➖
    STRINGER, Brian John resigned
    secretary
  35. 2013-05-01
    ➖
    BRANSTON, William Arthur resigned
    director
  36. 2006-03-29
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Keith resigned
    director
  37. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    REDFORD, Ronald Peter appointed
    director
  38. 2004-04-07
    ➖
    NICHOL, Leslie Thomas resigned
    director
  39. 2004-04-07
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Keith appointed
    director
  40. 2002-05-25
    ➕
    NICHOL, Leslie Thomas appointed
    director
  41. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    BRANSTON, William Arthur appointed
    director
  42. 2002-04-04
    ➖
    GAMBLE, Malcolm Robert resigned
    director
  43. 1999-03-10
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Barry David resigned
    secretary
  44. 1999-03-10
    ➕
    STRINGER, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  45. 1999-03-10
    ➖
    STRINGER, Brian John resigned
    director
  46. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    STRINGER, Brian John appointed
    director
  47. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    RISBEY, Robert Frederick resigned
    director
  48. 1996-03-15
    ➕
    GAMBLE, Malcolm Robert appointed
    director
  49. 1996-03-15
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, William resigned
    director
  50. 1995-03-14
    ➖
    GEE, Peter Alfred resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul David Mcmann
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/05/2024
Mr Martyn Eric Brocklesby
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/04/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Michael Fieldenceased 22/03/2026· significant influence
  • Ms Anne Maureen Baxterceased 09/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mr John Mountybell Graingerceased 25/03/2026· significant influence
  • Mr James Crawford Raeburnceased 25/04/2018· significant influence

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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

55 Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

HORNER, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROCKLESBY, Martyn Eric→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMANN, Paul David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANTON, Keith Richard→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2020-06-12
Resigned
JOHNSON, Barry David→
secretary · resigned 1999-03-10
Resigned
STRINGER, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-10 · resigned 2014-01-30
Resigned
BAXTER, Anne Maureen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2024-05-09
Resigned
BRANSTON, William Arthur→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
FIELDEN, Richard Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2026-03-22
Resigned
GAMBLE, Malcolm Robert→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
GEE, Peter Alfred→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-03-14
Resigned
GRAINGER, John Mountybell→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-04-20 · resigned 2022-04-27
Resigned
NICHOL, Leslie Thomas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-25 · resigned 2004-04-07
Resigned
PEACOCK, Keith→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned
RAEBURN, James Crawford→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-03 · resigned 2018-04-25
Resigned
REDFORD, Ronald Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2016-04-20
Resigned
RISBEY, Robert Frederick→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-03-14 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
ROBERTSON, William→
director · ~99y · appointed 1995-03-14 · resigned 1996-03-15
Resigned
SKINNER, Robert William→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-03-14
Resigned
STRINGER, Brian John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1999-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28