BILFORD PUB CO LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08885561 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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
£154.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £154,923

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£155k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£31k£62k£93k£124k£155kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£154.9k£142.4k
Net assets£154.9k£154.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-11
    GODWIN, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2014-12-10
    GODWIN, James Henry Francis appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BILFORD PUB CO LTD.
  19. 2014-02-11
    GODWIN, Helen Elizabeth 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

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Godwin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75100%
75-100% shares19/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Elizabeth Godwinceased 19/01/2026· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

30 Bilford Road
Worcester
WR3 8QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GODWIN, James Henry Francis
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-12-10
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Active
GODWIN, Helen Elizabeth
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2014-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-20