BRONZ LTD

💤Zombieactive

04670622 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-19

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£10.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,224

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,505 YoY

Cash YoY

+28%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

↑ 28% YoY

Net Worth

£10k

↓ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£11.4k	£20.2k
Current assets	£11.1k	£8.8k
Cash	£10.2k	£8.0k
Net assets	£10.2k	£15.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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capital · SH01
2019-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-03-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-09
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address · AD01
2014-02-27
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MARSH, Sean appointed
secretary
2014-02-27
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BENNETT, David Neil resigned
secretary
2005-06-06
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BENNETT, David Neil appointed
secretary
2005-06-06
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MARSH, Sean Andrew resigned
secretary
2003-02-19
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Company incorporated
As BRONZ LTD
2003-02-19
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BENNETT, Jennifer Louise appointed
director
2003-02-19
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MARSH, Sean Andrew appointed
secretary
2003-02-19
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2003-02-19
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2003-02-19
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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2003-02-19
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Jennifer Louise Bennett Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-02-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

138 Quay Road

Bridlington

North Humberside

YO16 4JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-26

Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MARSH, Sean→

secretary · appointed 2014-02-27

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Active

BENNETT, Jennifer Louise→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-02-19

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Active

BENNETT, David Neil→

secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2014-02-27

Resigned

MARSH, Sean Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2005-06-06

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19

Resigned

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