BIDSCOUT LTD

💤Zombieactive
13530098 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-746
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £746
Cash YoY
+440%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 440% YoY
Net Worth
-£746
↓ 2472% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 440% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£746£2k£5k£8k£11k£14kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-746£-29
Current assets£14.0k£2.6k
Cash£14.0k£2.6k
Net assets£-746£-29

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-13
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  8. 2023-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIDSCOUT LTD
  10. 2021-07-26
    RAVIPATI, Anil Kumar appointed
    director
  11. 2021-07-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anil Kumar Ravipati
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2 Munger Street
Weston Turville
Aylesbury
HP22 3BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAVIPATI, Anil Kumar
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-07-26
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Recent filings (13 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-26