306TH BOMB GROUP MUSEUM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11975926 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-05-02

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 May 2025

Net worth

£532

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (68/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £532

Net assets shrinking

Down £235 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£532

↓ 31% YoY

Current Assets

£477

↓ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£532	£767
Current assets	£477	£893
Net assets	£532	£767

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
➖
HALL, Richard resigned
director
2026-01-21
➕
WORBY, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-01-21
➖
BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan resigned
secretary
2026-01-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-30
➖
WATSON-READ, Richard Anthony John resigned
director
2024-02-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
➕
BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan appointed
secretary
2023-01-12
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-12
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-17
➖
CARROLL, Clive Mason resigned
director
2020-02-18
➖
DOBSON, Michael Derek resigned
secretary
2020-02-16
➕
HALL, Richard appointed
director
2020-02-16
➕
WATSON-READ, Richard Anthony John appointed
director
2020-02-10
➖
HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen resigned
director
2019-11-15
➖
DOWNING, Richard Keith John resigned
director
2019-05-02
🏢
Company incorporated
As 306TH BOMB GROUP MUSEUM LIMITED
2019-05-02
➕
FRANKLIN, Raymond Michael appointed
director
2019-05-02
➕
DOBSON, Michael Derek appointed
secretary
2019-05-02
➕
CARROLL, Clive Mason appointed
director
2019-05-02
➕
DOWNING, Richard Keith John appointed
director
2019-05-02
➕
HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan resigned 2026-01-21; HALL, Richard resigned 2026-05-11

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2019-05-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

306th Bomb Group Museum Thurleigh Airfield Business Park

Thurleigh

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 2YP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

WORBY, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2026-01-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRANKLIN, Raymond Michael→

director · ~72y · appointed 2019-05-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan→

secretary · appointed 2023-01-12 · resigned 2026-01-21

Resigned

DOBSON, Michael Derek→

secretary · appointed 2019-05-02 · resigned 2020-02-18

Resigned

CARROLL, Clive Mason→

director · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-02 · resigned 2020-03-17

Resigned

DOWNING, Richard Keith John→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-02 · resigned 2019-11-15

Resigned

HALL, Richard→

director · ~84y · appointed 2020-02-16 · resigned 2026-05-11

Resigned

HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-02 · resigned 2020-02-10

Resigned

WATSON-READ, Richard Anthony John→

director · ~82y · appointed 2020-02-16 · resigned 2024-04-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-12

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-06

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-05-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-01

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-26