BTSMAG LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10550308 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-06
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£102
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 4.1y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £102

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£102
↑ 119% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£542£20k£41k£62k£82k£103kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£84.0k£92.5k
Current assets£100.9k£103.2k
Net assets£102£-542

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sif (South) Limited
  12. 2022-02-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-02-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BTSMAG LIMITED
  20. 2017-01-06
    PORTER, Frederick Charles 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Frederick Charles Porter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/01/2022

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
Incorporated2017-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

3a Market Place
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PORTER, Frederick Charles
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-01-06
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Sif (South)
Sif (South) Limited
A registered charge23/06/2022
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-03