BAMI DRIVING SCHOOL LTD

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10033914 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
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
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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BAMI DRIVING SCHOOL LTD
  17. 2016-03-01
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    IBIDUN BOSEDE, Ayodele Joseph appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
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    ADEDEJI, Adejumoke Abosede appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-01
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    ADEDEJI, Adejumoke Abosede resigned
    director
  20. 2016-03-01
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    IBIDUN, Ayodeji Abayomi appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-01
    ➖
    IBIDUN, Ayodeji Abayomi resigned
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ayodele Joseph Bosede Ibidum
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

2b High Street
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3SX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

IBIDUN BOSEDE, Ayodele Joseph→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
ADEDEJI, Adejumoke Abosede→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
IBIDUN, Ayodeji Abayomi→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15