BRDSIM LTD

💤Zombieactive
05986231 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-02
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-10
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-01-24
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2019-10-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-09-25
    ➕
    BALL, Holly Louise Guilford appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BALL, Heather resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BALL, Jonathan David resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BALL, Nicholas Graham resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BALL, Roger Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BALL, Simon Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    BURNS, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-09-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2014-10-31
    ➖
    BARNES, Geoffrey Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Timothy James appointed
    director
  28. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Heather appointed
    director
  29. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  30. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Nicholas Graham appointed
    director
  31. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  32. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    BURNS, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  33. 2006-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRDSIM LTD
  34. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    BARNES, Geoffrey Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    BALL, Roger Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy James Ball
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/01/2020

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
Incorporated2006-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

3 Newhouse Business Centre
Old Crawley Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BALL, Holly Louise Guilford→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Timothy James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Geoffrey Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
BALL, Heather→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
BALL, Jonathan David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
BALL, Nicholas Graham→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
BALL, Roger Graham→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
BALL, Simon Christopher→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
BURNS, Catherine Mary→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29