BRIODUX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08834835 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-07
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 2026
Net worth
£-235.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 27400SIC 27400
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £235,907
Very low cash
Cash position: £11
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£236k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£236k-£189k-£142k-£94k-£47k£11Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-206.8k£-206.2k
Current assets£11£11
Cash£11£11
Net assets£-235.9k£-235.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-07-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-11-06
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Cedric appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-06
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Deborah resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    BAINBRIDGE, Cedric resigned
    director
  20. 2018-11-06
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Deborah appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Cedric appointed
    director
  22. 2017-12-01
    ➖
    OWENS, Joanne Marie resigned
    director
  23. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    WATERWORTH, Daniel James resigned
    director
  24. 2016-11-30
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Cedric appointed
    secretary
  25. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    CARASS, Ian Dale resigned
    secretary
  26. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    CARASS, Ian Dale resigned
    director
  27. 2016-08-12
    ➕
    OWENS, Joanne Marie appointed
    director
  28. 2016-08-12
    ➕
    WATERWORTH, Daniel James appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIODUX LIMITED
  30. 2014-01-07
    ➕
    CARASS, Ian Dale appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-01-07
    ➕
    CARASS, Ian Dale appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2025-10-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cedric Bainbridge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Eric Hunter Bainbridgeceased 01/12/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Cedric Bainbridgeceased 06/11/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Nidd Vale Villa Low Wath Road
Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
HG3 5HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BAINBRIDGE, Cedric→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINBRIDGE, Cedric→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARASS, Ian Dale→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-07 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
BAINBRIDGE, Cedric→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned
CARASS, Ian Dale→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-01-07 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
MARSHALL, Deborah→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2019-11-06
Resigned
OWENS, Joanne Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-08-12 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned
WATERWORTH, Daniel James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-12 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29