BROADRISE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05608560 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,017
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,971 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£26k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.3k£29.7k
Current assets£9.1k£43.9k
Net assets£2.0k£18.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-23
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  10. 2017-09-12
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  11. 2017-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2005-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BROADRISE LIMITED
  16. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    ASH, Joanne Caroline appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    ASH, Christopher Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2005-11-01
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    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-11-01
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    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-11-01
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    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2005-11-01
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Caroline Ash
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/12/2019
Mr Christopher Martin Ash
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Stephensons Hill House Station Road
Knaith
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 5HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ASH, Joanne Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01
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Active
ASH, Christopher Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-11-01
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Active
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13