BRISDANE ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05098516 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-08
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-10
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    BONICAL CORPORATION resigned
    corporate-director
  3. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-08
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2021-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-01-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-20
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2018-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2010-09-21
    ➕
    SYMEOU, Myrofora appointed
    director
  19. 2010-02-11
    ➕
    VALIA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-02-11
    ➕
    BONICAL CORPORATION appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2010-02-11
    ➖
    DIAGORAS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-02-11
    ➖
    DIAGORAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BRISDANE ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    GUERNSEY CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    DIAGORAS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    DIAGORAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    KEYSTONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-04-08
    ➖
    KEYSTONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Ahmed Stambouli
Individual · Algerian · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

1st Floor 8 Bridle Close
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 2JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GUERNSEY CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALIA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYMEOU, Myrofora→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONICAL CORPORATION→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-11 · resigned 2025-08-10
Resigned
DIAGORAS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2010-02-11
Resigned
DIAGORAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2010-02-11
Resigned
KEYSTONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-20