BOSSMAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02890351 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-24

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-9.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £9,690

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£10k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-9.7k	£-9.7k
Net assets	£-9.7k	£-9.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-20
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BLACKBURN, Susan Ann resigned
director
2019-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-02-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-03-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2002-04-02
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BLACKBURN, Susan Ann appointed
director
2002-04-01
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GOODA, Robert Graham resigned
director
2000-11-21
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GOODA, Robert Graham resigned
secretary
2000-11-21
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HIGGINBOTTOM, Carla Jane resigned
secretary
1999-04-06
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GOODA, Robert Graham appointed
secretary
1999-04-06
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GOODA, Robert Graham appointed
director
1995-11-15
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HIGGINBOTTOM, Carla Jane appointed
secretary
1994-05-31
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GOODA, Robert Graham resigned
director
1994-02-13
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GOODA, Robert Graham appointed
director
1994-02-13
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MCKENZIE, Angela resigned
director
1994-02-13
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MCKENZIE, John Wilson resigned
director
1994-01-24
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Company incorporated
As BOSSMAN LIMITED
1994-01-24
➕
BLACKBURN, Bruce appointed
secretary
1994-01-24
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BLACKBURN, Bruce appointed
director
1994-01-24
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-01-24
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-01-24
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MCKENZIE, Angela appointed
director
1994-01-24
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MCKENZIE, John Wilson 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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Bruce Blackburn Individual · English · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1994-01-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

22 22 Bower Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5BW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BLACKBURN, Bruce→

secretary · appointed 1994-01-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLACKBURN, Bruce→

director · ~63y · appointed 1994-01-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOODA, Robert Graham→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-06 · resigned 2000-11-21

Resigned

HIGGINBOTTOM, Carla Jane→

secretary · appointed 1995-11-15 · resigned 2000-11-21

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-01-24

Resigned

BLACKBURN, Susan Ann→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2020-01-20

Resigned

GOODA, Robert Graham→

director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-06 · resigned 2002-04-01

Resigned

GOODA, Robert Graham→

director · ~77y · appointed 1994-02-13 · resigned 1994-05-31

Resigned

MCKENZIE, Angela→

director · ~58y · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-02-13

Resigned

MCKENZIE, John Wilson→

director · ~63y · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-02-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-01-24