ASK BRENDA LTD

💤Zombieactive
08222105 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85200Primary education
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £21,704
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,203 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.7k£24.9k
Current assets£21.7k£25.0k
Net assets£21.7k£24.9k

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-01-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2021-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-07
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ASK BRENDA LTD
  17. 2012-09-20
    ➕
    BIGLAND, Paul appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-09-20
    ➕
    BIGLAND, Brenda Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Brenda Anne Bigland
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Bigland
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/01/2022

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
Incorporated2012-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

1 Leonards Close
Welwyn
AL6 0QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BIGLAND, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-20
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Active
BIGLAND, Brenda Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-09-20
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23