BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02995960 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 2 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,952
Very low cash
Cash position: £94
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£233k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£93k£140k£187k£234kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£33.9k£35.7k
Current assets£232.8k£233.7k
Cash£94£1.6k
Debtors£232.7k£232.1k
Net assets£10.0k£6.8k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-07-07
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  4. 2022-07-01
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  5. 2021-09-16
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  6. 2020-09-28
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  7. 2019-09-30
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  8. 2018-09-20
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  9. 2018-02-20
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  10. 2018-02-19
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  11. 2017-05-22
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  12. 2016-06-22
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  13. 2016-06-01
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  14. 2015-12-22
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-08-12
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    HAGAN, Sharon Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  16. 2015-07-31
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    KNIGHTS, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-06-16
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    BYRNE, Anthony William appointed
    director
  18. 2012-06-16
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    SAMME, Nikki Suzanne resigned
    director
  19. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    KNIGHTS, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-10-04
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    BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-10-04
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    BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2008-07-27
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    BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-07-27
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    BYRNE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-07-27
    ➕
    SAMME, Nikki Suzanne appointed
    director
  25. 2008-07-27
    ➕
    BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-07-27
    ➖
    BYRNE resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    BYRNE, Lesley Clare resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-12-31
    ➕
    BYRNE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    BYRNE, Lesley Clare appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-05-27
    ➖
    LATHAM, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  31. 1997-11-21
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Loraynne resigned
    secretary
  32. 1997-11-21
    ➕
    LATHAM, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-12-12
    ➖
    BYRNE, Lesley Clare resigned
    secretary
  34. 1995-12-01
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Loraynne appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS LIMITED
  36. 1994-11-29
    ➕
    BYRNE, Lesley Clare appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-11-29
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1994-11-29
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1994-11-29
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    BYRNE appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Shortstayuk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shortstayuk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS LIMITED
This company · 02995960

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shortstayuk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2017
Mr Anthony William Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

17 Shirwell Crescent Furzton
Milton Keynes
MK4 1GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

HAGAN, Sharon Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BYRNE, Anthony William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BYRNE, Lesley Clare→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
BYRNE, Lesley Clare→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
KNIGHT, Loraynne→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-01 · resigned 1997-11-21
Resigned
KNIGHTS, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-21 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
LATHAM, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-21 · resigned 1998-05-27
Resigned
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-27 · resigned 2009-10-04
Resigned
BYRNE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2008-07-27
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 1994-11-29
Resigned
SAMME, Nikki Suzanne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-27 · resigned 2012-06-16
Resigned
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-27 · resigned 2009-10-04
Resigned
BYRNE→
corporate-director · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 2008-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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2026-02-13
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2025-09-30
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2025-02-13
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
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2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
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accounts · AA
2021-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-18