BIGGER PICTURE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10027038 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-25
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
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,189

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£431
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£4k-£3k-£2k-£693£431Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£-3.4k£-2.7k
Current assets£431£431
Net assets£-5.2k£-4.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • 4 accounts
  • 4 confirmation-statement
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-08
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2026-03-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-03-10
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-02-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BIGGER PICTURE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2016-02-25
    OXLEY, Alistair Innis Mackinnon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mr Alistair Innis Mackinnon Oxley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

3 Brunswick Terrace
Stafford
ST16 1BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OXLEY, Alistair Innis Mackinnon
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-25
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Recent filings (28 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21