BCDSOCIAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
13947594 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-48.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £48,266

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£38k-£28k-£18k-£8k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-48.3k£-24.7k
Current assets£1.9k£2.1k
Cash£250
Net assets£-48.3k£-24.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-06-14
    SMITH, Billy resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-14
    SMITH, Chloe Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BCDSOCIAL LTD
  14. 2022-03-01
    KHAN, Danny appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-01
    SMITH, Billy appointed
    director
  16. 2022-03-01
    SMITH, Chloe Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-01
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    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Danny Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Billy Smithceased 14/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Chloe Elizabeth Smithceased 14/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

146 Manor Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Danny
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
SMITH, Billy
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2023-06-14
Resigned
SMITH, Chloe Elizabeth
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2023-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-01