BASSETT BAR & CATERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04744684 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-94.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
63 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94,058

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£94k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 239% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£94k-£73k-£52k-£31k-£11k£10kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-91.1k£-88.9k
Current assets£10.3k£3.0k
Net assets£-94.1k£-93.7k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-31
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    ALLEN, Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-02
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-12
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-04
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-15
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    MERRITT, David James resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASSETT BAR & CATERING LIMITED
  19. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    DANCE, Veronica Cezielia appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    MERRITT, David James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    ALLEN, Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Veronica Cezielia Dance
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Allenceased 01/06/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Unit 1 Elm Park Trading Estate
Station Road Wootton Bassett
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN4 7ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DANCE, Veronica Cezielia→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRITT, David James→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2011-08-15
Resigned
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
ALLEN, Richard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned
MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
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accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23