BATTERY EXAMINATION SERVICES & TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10269671 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-08
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 2025
Net worth
£616
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £616

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£616
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£14kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.5k£3.8k
Current assets£12.4k£14.4k
Net assets£616£380

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BATTERY EXAMINATION SERVICES & TRAINING LIMITED
  20. 2016-07-08
    ➕
    BRIDGES, Simon Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.

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 Simon Mark Bridges
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms. Zeaba Winningceased 15/07/2016· 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2016-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

1 Lower Farm Cottages
Longdon-Upon-Tern
Telford
TF6 6LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRIDGES, Simon Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-08
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19