BJ CARVER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10263286 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£719
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £719

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£719
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£842
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£299£598£897£1k£1kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£719£666
Current assets£842£1.5k
Net assets£719£666

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BJ CARVER LIMITED
  17. 2016-07-05
    ➕
    THORPE, Brittany Jade 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

45/100
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.

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
Mrs Brittany Jade Thorpe
Individual · English · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

6 Danehurst Drive
Gedling
Nottingham
NG4 3GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THORPE, Brittany Jade→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-07-05
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31