BERGUSIA SECURITIES UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
12478269 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-21➕HASKO, Ardian appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21➖NANNI, Claudia resigneddirector
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-25➖COLOMBO, Giuseppe resigneddirector
- 2022-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-21➕NANNI, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-21➖NAKOS, Theofanis resigneddirector
- 2020-10-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-27➖AMBROSINI, Assia resigneddirector
- 2020-04-27➕NAKOS, Theofanis appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BERGUSIA SECURITIES UK LTD
- 2020-02-24➕AMBROSINI, Assia appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24➕COLOMBO, Giuseppe appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Umberto Ambrosini Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/06/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Assia Ambrosiniceased 20/06/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Giuseppe Colomboceased 21/12/2021· significant influence
- Ms Assia Ambrosiniceased 28/02/2020· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HASKO, Ardian→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMBROSINI, Assia→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2020-02-24 · resigned 2020-04-27
COLOMBO, Giuseppe→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-02-24 · resigned 2022-02-25
NAKOS, Theofanis→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-04-27 · resigned 2021-01-21
NANNI, Claudia→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-12-21 · resigned 2023-08-21
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18