BOSHAM CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09481331 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-10
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
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,781
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,122 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.8k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £23.6k | £87.9k |
| Cash | £22.4k | £73.7k |
| Debtors | £1.2k | £14.2k |
| Net assets | £3.8k | £6.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22➖FAURE, Fiona Avarne Claire resigneddirector
- 2019-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2015-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BOSHAM CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD
- 2015-03-10➕FAURE, Adrian Hendrik appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10➕FAURE, Fiona Avarne Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Hendrick Faure Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Fiona Avarne Claire Faure Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Fiona Avarne Claire Faureceased 31/03/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Unit 3 Upp Hall Farm
Salmons Lane
Colchester
Essex
CO6 1RY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
FAURE, Adrian Hendrik→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-10
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FAURE, Fiona Avarne Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2019-07-22
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Recent filings (31 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-30