BIDEFORD POWER (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07389794 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-28
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-10-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-02
    GIBSON, Kevin Alexander resigned
    director
  14. 2016-12-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-06-29
    MOSAWI, Ali resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-06-29
    GIBSON, Kevin Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2016-06-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2010-09-29
    MOSAWI, Ali appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIDEFORD POWER (UK) LIMITED
  21. 2010-09-28
    CHOWDHURY, Syed Raziur Rahman appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Syed Raziur Rahman Chowdhury
Individual · Bangladeshi · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Other · YO postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BEAZER HOMES REIGATE LIMITED
00153009 · est 1919 · no financials extracted
107y
BESPOKE GLOW LTD
14326062 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
BIG BLUE OCEAN CLEANUP CIC
15993778 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BIGGA GREENKEEPERS BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED
08827616 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
BIRD & COMPANY DESIGN LIMITED
06848464 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
17y
BLAKE MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
06113234 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
19y
BOB CLUBS YORKSHIRE LTD
11334281 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BODO PRODUCTION LTD
14506351 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
BRAZILIAN REAL ESTATE LTD.
06026451 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
19y
BREAKBLOCK LIMITED
03332822 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
29y
BREWED COFFEE SHOP & EATERY LLP
OC456783 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BRIAN YEARDLEY LIMITED
02556733 · est 1990 · no financials extracted
35y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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
Incorporated2010-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Jws Hopper Hill Road
Eastfield
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3YS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHOWDHURY, Syed Raziur Rahman
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOSAWI, Ali
secretary · appointed 2010-09-29 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned
GIBSON, Kevin Alexander
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-29 · resigned 2016-12-02
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-26