BLOOMSBURY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05345896 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-28
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Adam Trow and Sarah Louise Trow
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-12-02➕TROW, Geoffrey Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-02➕TROW, Adam appointeddirector
- 2005-12-02➖HARRISON CLARK SECRATARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-02➖HARRISON CLARK (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Adam Trow and Sarah Louise Burford
- 2005-04-22➕HARRISON CLARK SECRATARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-22➖STL SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-22➕HARRISON CLARK (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-04-22➖STL DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BLOOMSBURY LIMITED
- 2005-01-28➕STL SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-28➕STL DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
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Mr Adam Trow Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B BAMFORD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10501177 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BAN BROOK COPSE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02851185 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| BELLATOR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15448787 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BGP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 11362364 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BIRCH MEADOW (WORCESTER) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11649990 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BLACKTHORN MEWS FLATS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01904503 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| BLUE CHARM VENTURES LTD→ 16198870 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUEBELLS (PERSHORE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10110710 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BONITAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12932983 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOREAS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10745105 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BOSCAWEN STREET LIMITED→ 12935439 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOWER HOUSE (HENLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 16246011 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 7 Britannia Way
Britannia Business Park
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1GZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
TROW, Geoffrey Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON CLARK SECRATARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2005-12-02
STL SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2005-04-22
HARRISON CLARK (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2005-12-02
STL DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2005-04-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Adam Trow and Sarah Louise Trow | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Adam Trow and Sarah Louise Burford | Debenture | 1 property | 02/12/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27