BM AMBULANCE GROUP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09736131 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-17
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.18M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86220Specialist medical practice activities
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,180,710
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£693k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Net Worth
£3.2m
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-30 | 2023-08-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.18M | £3.09M |
| Current assets | £1.56M | £1.50M |
| Cash | £692.7k | £675.9k |
| Debtors | £870.2k | £819.2k |
| Net assets | £3.18M | £2.90M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-12-30➖PADDY, Hazel resigneddirector
- 2016-07-15➖MCKEE, Nicola Claire resigneddirector
- 2015-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BM AMBULANCE GROUP LIMITED
- 2015-08-17➕BICKERS, Craig Lee appointeddirector
- 2015-08-17➕MCKEE, Nicola Claire appointeddirector
- 2015-08-17➕PADDY, Hazel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Lee Bickers Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
The Granary Leacon Farm, Westwell Leacon
Charing
Ashford
Kent
TN27 0EN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BICKERS, Craig Lee→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKEE, Nicola Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2016-07-15
PADDY, Hazel→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2016-12-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2018 | 05/03/2025 |
Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-01