BRONZERAPID LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06168916 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-20
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    BEEFORTH, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  8. 2020-07-20
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    SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-07-20
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-24
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  13. 2017-12-28
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  14. 2017-06-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-21
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    address · AD04
  18. 2012-03-27
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    HARRISON, Michael John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2007-07-12
    ➖
    ROBSON, Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, John appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-04
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    ROBSON, Martin appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-04
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRONZERAPID LIMITED
  28. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

White Rose Fianance Company Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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White Rose Fianance Company Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRONZERAPID LIMITED
This company · 06168916

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
White Rose Fianance Company Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

137 Scalby Road
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 6TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BEEFORTH, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUTHRIE, John→
director · ~90y · appointed 2007-07-04
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Active
GUTHRIE, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIERS, Barry Peter→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned
HARRISON, Michael John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2012-03-27
Resigned
ROBSON, Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-12
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19