BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03740753 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-25
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
0
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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-23
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2023-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-17
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  10. 2019-04-23
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  11. 2018-03-14
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  12. 2017-09-27
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  13. 2016-09-28
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  14. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-08-10
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    GRENFELL, John Stephen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-12-31
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    GRENFELL, John Stephen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-12-31
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    GRIFFITHS, Stephen Clive resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-31
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    CHAPMAN, Fiona Jayne resigned
    director
  20. 2005-01-07
    ➖
    WHITE, Robin John Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2004-08-31
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    MACLENAN, Alistair James resigned
    director
  22. 2004-08-20
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    CHAPMAN, Fiona Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-30
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    CHAPMAN, Keith resigned
    director
  24. 2003-11-28
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    WHITE, Robin John Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-13
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    MACLENAN, Alistair James appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-01
    ➖
    GRENFELL, John Stephen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-01-01
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    GRIFFITHS, Stephen Clive appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-01-01
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Keith appointed
    director
  29. 1999-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  30. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    GRENFELL, Nicholas Ian appointed
    director
  31. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    GRENFELL, John Stephen appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-03-25
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    CHICHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1999-03-25
    ➖
    CHICHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    CHICHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 1999-03-25
    ➖
    CHICHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

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Messina International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 03740753

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
Messina International 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
Incorporated1999-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Eastview
Holborn Hill
Millom
Cumbria
LA18 5AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

GRENFELL, Nicholas Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRENFELL, John Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2009-08-10
Resigned
GRENFELL, John Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2003-01-01
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Stephen Clive→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
CHICHESTER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Fiona Jayne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-08-20 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Keith→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
MACLENAN, Alistair James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-03-13 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
WHITE, Robin John Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-11-28 · resigned 2005-01-07
Resigned
CHICHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17