BM UNIVERSAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10857351 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-10
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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 £5
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,232 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5£2.2k
Current assets£1.3k£7.6k
Net assets£5£2.2k

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 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-16
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-24
    ➕
    HAIDER, Bilkis appointed
    director
  9. 2020-08-24
    ➖
    LOCK, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-08-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-05-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2017-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BM UNIVERSAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2017-07-10
    ➕
    LOCK, Mark Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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 59. 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
Ms Bilkis Haider
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control08/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Anthony Lockceased 15/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Bradgers Hill Road Luton
Bradgers Hill Road
Luton
LU2 7EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAIDER, Bilkis→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-24
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Active
LOCK, Mark Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2020-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-24