BROADLAND SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03503319 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£694.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £694,434
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£694k
↑ 158% YoY
Current Assets
£697k
↑ 156% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £694.4k | £268.9k |
| Current assets | £697.0k | £272.1k |
| Net assets | £694.4k | £268.9k |
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.
See pricing →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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-21➖CHITTOCK, Julie resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-20➕CHITTOCK, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-20➖CHITTOCK, Julie resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-20➕CHITTOCK, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-20➖COOK, Marion resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-08-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-04-01➕COOK, Marion appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BROADLAND SERVICES LIMITED
- 1998-02-03➕CHITTOCK, Robert Arthur George appointeddirector
- 1998-02-03➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-03➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Arthur George Chittock Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
54 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1RY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CHITTOCK, Robert Arthur George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHITTOCK, Julie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2001-09-20
CHITTOCK, Julie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2015-10-21
COOK, Marion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2001-09-20
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-03 · resigned 1998-02-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/08/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/06/1998 | 25/01/2001 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-27