BASICTEST LTD

🌳Matureactive
04476889 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,875
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,467 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 586% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£2k-£1k-£795-£101£592Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-2.9k£592
Debtors£14.5k£14.8k
Net assets£-2.9k£592

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    BROGAN, Terence appointed
    director
  17. 2011-10-19
    ➖
    BROGAN, Terance Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2011-09-30
    ➕
    BROGAN, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    BROGAN, Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    BROGAN, Anna Bridget resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    BROGAN, Terance Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    BROGAN, Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    BROGAN, Anna Bridget appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    BROGAN, Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2002-08-02
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-08-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASICTEST LTD
  28. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-17

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Brogan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
Mr Terry Anthony Brogan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

209 High Street
Skelmersdale
WN8 8AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BROGAN, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROGAN, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROGAN, Terence→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
BROGAN, Anna Bridget→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
BROGAN, Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
BROGAN, Terance Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2011-10-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04