BROAD LEYS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04586646 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    BOWERBANK, Nigel George appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    JOY, Pathummas resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-11
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-03
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2015-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nigel George Bowerbank
  19. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    BOWERBANK, Roger Steven resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    JOY, Pathummas appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-19
    ➖
    BOWERBANK, Nigel George resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-19
    ➕
    BOWERBANK, Roger Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2002-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BROAD LEYS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
  24. 2002-11-11
    ➕
    PIERPOINT, Alan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-11-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-11-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-11-11
    ➕
    BOWERBANK, Nigel George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Nigel George Bowerbank
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

4 Chase Gardens
Waltham Chase
Southampton
SO32 2ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PIERPOINT, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-11
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Active
BOWERBANK, Nigel George→
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-11 · resigned 2002-11-11
Resigned
BOWERBANK, Nigel George→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-11-11 · resigned 2002-12-19
Resigned
BOWERBANK, Roger Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-12-19 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
JOY, Pathummas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nigel George Bowerbank
A registered charge1 property18/11/2015—
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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-03