BLOOMFIELD AND ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
05448130 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-10
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£140.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £140,132
Net assets shrinking
Down £287,833 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£163k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Net Worth
£140k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£164k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£86k£171k£257k£342k£428kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£143.7k£440.1k
Current assets£163.8k£177.3k
Cash£163.5k£177.2k
Debtors£299£120
Net assets£140.1k£428.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-06-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-01-19
    ➖
    HILL, Lynn Claire resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLOOMFIELD AND ASSOCIATES LTD
  18. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    BLOOMFIELD, Adam James appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    HILL, Lynn Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLOOMFIELD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 candidate

Strong 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bloomfield Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bloomfield Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BLOOMFIELD AND ASSOCIATES LTD
This company · 05448130

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bloomfield Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adam James Bloomfieldceased 04/09/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2005-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1, The Centre
High Street
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BLOOMFIELD, Adam James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Lynn Claire→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20