BRONZE TOWER (DBI) LIMITED
🚨Distressedactive
12839803 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-26
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-92.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £92,258
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
-£92k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-92.3k |
| Current assets | £3.4k |
| Cash | £3.3k |
| Debtors | £2 |
| Net assets | £-92.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-08-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-12➕MUKHTAR, Jawad Chaudhary appointeddirector
- 2026-01-12➖FERREIRA, Claudinesse Vicente resigneddirector
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BRONZE TOWER (DBI) LIMITED
- 2020-08-26➕IMPEY, David Bruce appointeddirector
- 2020-08-26➕FERREIRA, Claudinesse Vicente appointeddirector
- 2020-08-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jawad Chaudhary Mukhtar Individual · Pakistani · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/01/2026 |
Mr David Bruce Impey Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 25/01/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Claudinesse Vicente Ferreiraceased 12/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Marble Gate Holdings Limitedceased 25/01/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
532 The Heart
Walton-On-Thames
KT12 1GF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
IMPEY, David Bruce→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUKHTAR, Jawad Chaudhary→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERREIRA, Claudinesse Vicente→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-08-26 · resigned 2026-01-12
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08