BANKSET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08333412 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does

Despite being registered under an energy sector SIC code (electricity and gas), this appears to be a dormant shell or holding vehicle with no active trading operations, as evidenced by repeated dormant account filings and minimal corporate updates since incorporation in 2012.

Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-07-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-07-25
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  9. 2022-07-13
    ✏️
    change-of-name-request-comments
    change-of-name · NM06
  10. 2021-10-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-14
    BURI, Patrick Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-14
    MAIR, Ingrid resigned
    director
  13. 2021-10-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-01-01
    BURI, Patrick Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-06-10
    MAIR, Ingrid appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANKSET LIMITED
  23. 2012-12-17
    BURI, Patrick Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Michael Buri
Individual · Swiss · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

30 Hans Road
London
SW3 1RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BURI, Patrick Michael
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-10-14
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Active
BURI, Patrick Michael
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-17 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
MAIR, Ingrid
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-10 · resigned 2021-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-25
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2022-07-25
change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30