BUZLEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11761580 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-11
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
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18203
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BUZLEN LIMITED
  22. 2019-01-11
    LENICKER MUSCAT, Marie Claire 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 8 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.)

Group structure

Bz Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bz Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BUZLEN LIMITED
This company · 11761580

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bz Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/01/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Marie Claire Lenicker Muscatceased 13/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr David Busuttilceased 13/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18203 — SIC 18203

Registered office

Fao Achieve Accounting Limited, Station House
Stamford New Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LENICKER MUSCAT, Marie Claire
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-01-11
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-16