NILSOFT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05282819 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-10
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-175.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41100Development of building projects
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
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 (70/100, director aged 61). 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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £175,785
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£176k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£344k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-154.9k | £-160.1k |
| Current assets | £343.6k | £392.5k |
| Net assets | £-175.8k | £-180.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21➖BROOME, Pauline Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-10-01➕BROOME, Pauline Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➖HINES, Victoria Louise resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-22➖BROOME, Pauline resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-22➕HINES, Victoria Louise appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs NILSOFT LIMITED
- 2004-11-10➕BROOME, Phillip Spencer appointeddirector
- 2004-11-10➕BROOME, Pauline appointedsecretary
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Spencer Broome Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Pauline Ann Broomeceased 15/01/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A P TRAINING LTD→ 14841956 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| IN ABUNDANCE CARE LTD→ 14778869 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| JOHN DAVIES (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01227521 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
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| NIKA FARMS LTD→ 16321277 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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
Incorporated2004-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
The Birches Cross Road
Albrighton
Wolverhampton
WV7 3BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BROOME, Phillip Spencer→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOME, Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-10 · resigned 2006-06-22
HINES, Victoria Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2009-12-01
BROOME, Pauline Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2022-02-21
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-16