BIGDISK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02995751 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2026

Net worth

£155.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62090Other information technology service activities
95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

97 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £155,802

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£157k

Net Worth

£156k

Current Assets

£160k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-05-31
Total assets	£155.8k
Current assets	£160.5k
Cash	£157.1k
Debtors	£3.4k
Net assets	£155.8k

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

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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

• 2 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-10
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BRIGHTON, Barbara Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-12-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-09
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BRIGHTON, Barbara Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-05
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BRIGHTON, Barbara Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2010-12-05
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BRIGHTON, Geoffrey Alan resigned
secretary
2010-12-05
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BRIGHTON, Joan Kathleen resigned
director
1999-12-31
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BRIGHTON, Joan Kathleen appointed
director
1994-12-01
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BRIGHTON, Mark Edward Jonathan appointed
director
1994-12-01
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BRIGHTON, Geoffrey Alan appointed
secretary
1994-12-01
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BUHAGIAR, Bryan resigned
nominee-secretary
1994-12-01
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BUHAGIAR, Susan resigned
nominee-director
1994-11-28
🏢
Company incorporated
As BIGDISK LIMITED
1994-11-28
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BUHAGIAR, Bryan appointed
nominee-secretary
1994-11-28
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BUHAGIAR, Susan appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Barbara Elizabeth Brighton Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	08/12/2022
Mr Mark Edward Jonathan Brighton Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated1994-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

4 King Square

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 3YF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-02-29

Last made up to: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BRIGHTON, Barbara Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2022-12-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIGHTON, Mark Edward Jonathan→

director · ~58y · appointed 1994-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIGHTON, Barbara Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2010-12-05 · resigned 2022-12-09

Resigned

BRIGHTON, Geoffrey Alan→

secretary · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 2010-12-05

Resigned

BUHAGIAR, Bryan→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 1994-12-01

Resigned

BRIGHTON, Joan Kathleen→

director · ~87y · appointed 1999-12-31 · resigned 2010-12-05

Resigned

BUHAGIAR, Susan→

nominee-director · ~66y · appointed 1994-11-28 · resigned 1994-12-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-07-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2026-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-04-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-10

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

address · AD01

2023-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-10

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

address · AD01

2022-12-10