BRIDGE SPECIAL EFFECTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
04701609 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £16,302
Cash YoY
+97%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↑ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.1k | £11.4k |
| Current assets | £20.7k | £8.3k |
| Cash | £15.3k | £7.8k |
| Debtors | £5.5k | £529 |
| Net assets | £16.3k | £9.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2010-01-01➕DEEKER, Penelope Kate appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-01➖DEEKER, John Harold resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-21➕DEEKER, William James appointeddirector
- 2003-03-21➕DEEKER, John Harold appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-21➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-21➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDGE SPECIAL EFFECTS LTD
- 2003-03-18➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-18➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William James Deeker Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Penelope Kate Deekerceased 15/06/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A-LIGN COMPLIANCE AND SECURITY UK LTD→ 11602139 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
11 High Street
Standlake
Witney
OX29 7RZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DEEKER, Penelope Kate→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEEKER, William James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEEKER, John Harold→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2010-01-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-21
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-21
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Recent filings (69 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26