BAMFORD CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02560711 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
144 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees600500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
  6. 2022-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-02-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-01-31
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    BERRY, Stephen resigned
    director
  12. 2022-01-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Stephen Berry
  13. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2020-10-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2012-03-19
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    CALVERT, Daniel James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-31
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    BARKER, Karen Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2011-05-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2009-10-27
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    BARNES, Nigel Peter resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-27
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    BARKER, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2005-11-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  28. 1997-12-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 1996-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1994-12-01
    ➕
    BARNES, Nigel Peter appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-11-30
    ➖
    BERRY, Katrena Eve resigned
    secretary
  32. 1993-11-30
    ➖
    HINES, Alan resigned
    director
  33. 1993-11-04
    ➕
    BERRY, Katrena Eve appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-11-04
    ➖
    BERRY, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  35. 1991-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1990-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BAMFORD CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED

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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Bamford Contract Services Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bamford Contract Services Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BAMFORD CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 02560711

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bamford Contract Services Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen Berryceased 31/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Daniel Calvertceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

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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.

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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
Incorporated1990-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

17 Cheetham Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL16 1DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CALVERT, Daniel James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Nigel Peter→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 2009-10-27
Resigned
BERRY, Katrena Eve→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-04 · resigned 1994-11-30
Resigned
BERRY, Stephen→
secretary · resigned 1992-11-04
Resigned
BARKER, Karen Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
BERRY, Stephen→
director · ~68y · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned
HINES, Alan→
director · ~64y · resigned 1993-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Stephen Berry
A registered charge1 property31/01/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/05/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property03/11/2005—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property29/05/199614/02/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/10/199106/12/1997
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Recent filings (144 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2022-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24