BSW CONSULTING (EXETER) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03296009 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (1 active, 20 linked, 17 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets—£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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  3. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-31
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    BONFIGLIO, Bernard resigned
    director
  9. 2019-10-31
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    HANCOCK, Michael John resigned
    director
  10. 2019-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-09-13
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    STANSBIE, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-05-03
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    BOOKER, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  18. 2018-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-12-18
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    RUDDICK, John Julian Park resigned
    director
  20. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-18
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  22. 2018-06-18
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  23. 2018-04-04
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    BONFIGLIO, Bernard appointed
    director
  24. 2018-04-04
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2018-04-04
    ➕
    STANSBIE, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2018-02-27
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    QUAYLE, Mike John appointed
    director
  27. 2018-02-27
    ➖
    HEWITT, Anthony William resigned
    director
  28. 2017-04-18
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    BUCK, Sarah resigned
    director
  29. 2017-03-21
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    RUDDICK, John Julian Park appointed
    director
  30. 2017-03-14
    ➕
    BOOKER, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  31. 2017-03-14
    ➖
    WITNEY, Simon Howard resigned
    director
  32. 2016-04-28
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    WITNEY, Simon Howard appointed
    director
  33. 2015-11-26
    ➖
    BOOKER, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  34. 2015-11-26
    ➖
    EVANS, Jacalyn resigned
    director
  35. 2015-06-11
    ➖
    JOLLEY, Ian William resigned
    secretary
  36. 2015-06-11
    ➕
    BOOKER, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  37. 2015-06-11
    ➕
    EVANS, Jacalyn appointed
    director
  38. 2015-06-11
    ➕
    HEWITT, Anthony William appointed
    director
  39. 2015-06-11
    ➖
    JOLLEY, Ian William resigned
    director
  40. 2015-06-11
    ➖
    STEWART, George Mervyn resigned
    director
  41. 2015-05-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  42. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    WATTS, Martin Lee resigned
    director
  43. 2009-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  44. 2009-05-19
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    WATTS, Martin Lee appointed
    director
  45. 2008-11-01
    ➖
    WHITE, Stuart Barker resigned
    director
  46. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    BOLGAR, Jonathan Hubert resigned
    director
  47. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    SYKES, Elizabeth Veryan resigned
    director
  48. 1996-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BSW CONSULTING (EXETER) LIMITED
  49. 1996-12-24
    ➕
    JOLLEY, Ian William appointed
    secretary
  50. 1996-12-24
    ➕
    FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Parkwood Consultancy Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BSW CONSULTING (EXETER) LIMITED
This company · 03296009

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Parkwood Consultancy Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

The Stables Duxbury Park
Duxbury Hall Road
Chorley
PR7 4AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 19 resigned)

QUAYLE, Mike John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOLLEY, Ian William→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2015-06-11
Resigned
FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 1996-12-24
Resigned
BOLGAR, Jonathan Hubert→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
BONFIGLIO, Bernard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-04-04 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
BOOKER, Sarah Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-14 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
BOOKER, Sarah Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-11 · resigned 2015-11-26
Resigned
BUCK, Sarah→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2017-04-18
Resigned
EVANS, Jacalyn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-06-11 · resigned 2015-11-26
Resigned
HANCOCK, Michael John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-04-04 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
HEWITT, Anthony William→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-06-11 · resigned 2018-02-27
Resigned
JOLLEY, Ian William→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2015-06-11
Resigned
RUDDICK, John Julian Park→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-21 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned
STANSBIE, Paul Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-04-04 · resigned 2019-09-13
Resigned
STEWART, George Mervyn→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2015-06-11
Resigned
SYKES, Elizabeth Veryan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
WATTS, Martin Lee→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-19 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
WHITE, Stuart Barker→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 2008-11-01
Resigned
WITNEY, Simon Howard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-28 · resigned 2017-03-14
Resigned
FNCS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-12-24 · resigned 1996-12-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties18/12/200927/05/2015

Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-31