BROUGHTON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03378838 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-30
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 May 2025
Net worth
£107
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £107

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£107
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£805£2k£2k£3k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£107£66
Current assets£3.0k£4.0k
Net assets£107£66

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    CARTER, Sharon Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 1997-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROUGHTON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
  18. 1997-05-30
    ➕
    BURGESS, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 1997-05-30
    ➕
    CARTER, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-05-30
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1997-05-30
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-05-30
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1997-05-30
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/06/2016

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
Incorporated1997-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

41 Alice Fold
Ulverston
LA12 9TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BURGESS, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 1997-05-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 1997-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18