A. C. BAMFORD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05145343 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-04
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
61 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
    ➕
    THE LORD BAMFORD, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-11
    ➖
    BAMFORD DL, The Lord resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-05-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-05-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    OTHERS INTERESTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    BAMFORD DL, The Lord appointed
    director
  21. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    OFFSHELF LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2004-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. C. BAMFORD LIMITED
  23. 2004-06-04
    ➕
    OTHERS INTERESTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-06-04
    ➕
    OFFSHELF LTD appointed
    corporate-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 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Anthony Paul The Lord Bamford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lord Anthony Paul Bamfordceased 11/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2004-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Lakeside Works
Rocester
Staffordshire
ST14 5JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THE LORD BAMFORD, Anthony Paul→
director · ~81y · appointed 2026-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OTHERS INTERESTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
BAMFORD DL, The Lord→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2026-05-11
Resigned
OFFSHELF LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25