BRIGHTDAY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04579258 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-01
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
£50
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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 £50

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£50
Current Assets
£50
Current Liabilities
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£0£10£20£30£40£50Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£50—
Current assets£50—
Net assets£50—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-06-22
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  6. 2020-11-15
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  7. 2019-10-01
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  8. 2018-09-30
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  9. 2017-10-01
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  10. 2016-09-30
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  11. 2015-11-11
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  12. 2015-09-07
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  13. 2014-11-30
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  14. 2014-10-01
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  15. 2013-11-15
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  16. 2002-11-25
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    NIELSEN, Carol appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-11-25
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    NIELSEN, Robert Emil appointed
    director
  18. 2002-11-25
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  19. 2002-11-25
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2002-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHTDAY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  21. 2002-11-01
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-01
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Emil Nielsen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

Brightwell Vineyard
Rush Court Shillingford Hill
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NIELSEN, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-25
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Active
NIELSEN, Robert Emil→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-11-25
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-25
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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2024-11-13
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2024-08-28
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2023-11-14
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08
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accounts · AA
2019-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05