B & A COMPUTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02734145 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-24
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£784
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £784
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,982 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£784
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.3k£2.8k
Current assets£14.7k£8.7k
Net assets£784£3.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2024-08-20
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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  7. 2021-10-25
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  8. 2020-11-18
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  9. 2019-09-27
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  10. 2018-09-24
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  11. 2017-09-27
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  12. 2016-09-05
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  13. 2015-08-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-06
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  15. 2013-10-01
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    ASTON, Edward William John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2013-10-01
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    ASTON, Edward William John resigned
    director
  17. 2009-12-04
    ➕
    BOUSFIELD, David appointed
    director
  18. 2009-12-04
    ➕
    ASTON, Edward William John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-12-04
    ➖
    BURMAN, Maureen Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-12-04
    ➕
    ASTON, Edward William John appointed
    director
  21. 2009-12-04
    ➖
    BURMAN, Barnaby Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2009-12-04
    ➖
    BURMAN, Maureen Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    BURMAN, Barnaby Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2001-07-01
    ➕
    BURMAN, Maureen Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2001-07-01
    ➖
    DYKES, Roy Frederick Victor resigned
    director
  26. 1995-11-29
    ➖
    BARRETT, Edwin Henry resigned
    secretary
  27. 1995-11-29
    ➕
    BURMAN, Maureen Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-11-29
    ➖
    BARRETT, Edwin Henry resigned
    director
  29. 1995-11-29
    ➕
    DYKES, Roy Frederick Victor appointed
    director
  30. 1995-11-29
    ➖
    HILLIER, Michael William resigned
    director
  31. 1995-11-29
    ➖
    PICKUP, John Sayner resigned
    director
  32. 1995-11-29
    ➖
    TASSELL, David resigned
    director
  33. 1992-12-14
    ➕
    BARRETT, Edwin Henry appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-12-14
    ➖
    BURMAN, Christopher Edward James resigned
    secretary
  35. 1992-11-10
    ➕
    BARRETT, Edwin Henry appointed
    director
  36. 1992-11-10
    ➕
    HILLIER, Michael William appointed
    director
  37. 1992-11-10
    ➕
    TASSELL, David appointed
    director
  38. 1992-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As B & A COMPUTERS LIMITED
  39. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    BURMAN, Christopher Edward James appointed
    secretary
  40. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1992-07-24
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    PICKUP, John Sayner appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Bousfield
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

11 Salisbury Street
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 7AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

BOUSFIELD, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTON, Edward William John→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
BARRETT, Edwin Henry→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-14 · resigned 1995-11-29
Resigned
BURMAN, Christopher Edward James→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 1992-12-14
Resigned
BURMAN, Maureen Ann→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-29 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 1992-07-24
Resigned
ASTON, Edward William John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
BARRETT, Edwin Henry→
director · ~94y · appointed 1992-11-10 · resigned 1995-11-29
Resigned
BURMAN, Barnaby Christopher→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
BURMAN, Maureen Ann→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2009-12-04
Resigned
DYKES, Roy Frederick Victor→
director · ~106y · appointed 1995-11-29 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
HILLIER, Michael William→
director · ~85y · appointed 1992-11-10 · resigned 1995-11-29
Resigned
PICKUP, John Sayner→
director · ~92y · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 1995-11-29
Resigned
TASSELL, David→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-11-10 · resigned 1995-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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2022-07-25
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accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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2021-08-16
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accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12