BISHOPS FINANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
03197322 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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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
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
97 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.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-31
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    MYERS, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  8. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2007-01-12
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    HALLS, Mark appointed
    secretary
  15. 2007-01-12
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    MYERS, Patricia Anne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2005-01-18
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    MYERS, Dennis Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2005-01-18
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    INCE, Stella Lilian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-01-18
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    MYERS, Patricia Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-01-18
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    INCE, Stella Lilian resigned
    director
  20. 2005-01-18
    ➖
    MAIRS, Margaret Susan resigned
    director
  21. 2005-01-18
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    MYERS, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  22. 1996-05-23
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    INCE, Stella Lilian appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-05-23
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-05-23
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    INCE, Stella Lilian appointed
    director
  25. 1996-05-23
    ➕
    MAIRS, Margaret Susan appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-23
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1996-05-23
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHOPS FINANCE LTD
  29. 1996-05-13
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dennis Edward Myers
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Patricia Anne Myersceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1996-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

South Lodge New Road
Lambourne End
Romford
RM4 1AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last: 2026-07-09

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

HALLS, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MYERS, Dennis Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCE, Stella Lilian→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2005-01-18
Resigned
MYERS, Patricia Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2007-01-12
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-05-23
Resigned
INCE, Stella Lilian→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2005-01-18
Resigned
MAIRS, Margaret Susan→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2005-01-18
Resigned
MYERS, Patricia Anne→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-05-23
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-06