BIG BANG CAPITAL UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
11898069 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-22
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.
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of real estate investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66300Fund management activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-09-27
    ➖
    BONTULA, Swaraj Kumar, Mr. resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-04-28
    ➕
    BONTULA, Swaraj Kumar, Mr. appointed
    director
  14. 2019-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG BANG CAPITAL UK LTD
  15. 2019-03-22
    ➕
    SHANMUGAM, Manoj Kumar appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 62 — 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 62. 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 Manoj Kumar Shanmugam
Individual · Singaporean · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64306 — Activities of real estate investment trusts

Registered office

22 Green Lane
St. Albans
AL3 6EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHANMUGAM, Manoj Kumar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-03-22
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Active
BONTULA, Swaraj Kumar, Mr.→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-28 · resigned 2023-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-21